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Oluwafemi Awodele
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No Plan For French Military Base; Even U.S Tried, Nigeria Refused - Ribadu
Ribadu said the revelation made by Tiani came as a shock and surprise to them.
The Nigerian government has refuted allegations made by General Abdourahamane Tiani, the head of state in Niger Republic, claiming that Nigeria is collaborating with France to establish a military base in its northern region to monitor Niger, Chad, and other neighbouring countries.
Speaking during an interview with BBC Hausa, the National Security Adviser to President Bola Tinubu, Nuhu Ribadu, dismissed the accusations as baseless and untrue.
“Nigeria has never had any agenda to permit foreign countries to come into our territory and set up military bases,” Ribadu stated.
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