The United States has sent at least 200 troops to Nigeria.
According to The Wall Street, their mission is to train the country’s military in the fight against Islamist militants.
The deployment comes weeks after US President Donald Trump accused Nigeria of failing to protect Christians from terrorist attacks.
The report said the troops were expected to strengthen Nigeria’s counterterrorism capacity through training and operational support.
It added that the newly deployed personnel would supplement a small number of US military advisers already in Nigeria, who assist local forces with intelligence to identify targets for military strikes, US and Nigerian officials said.
