The Federal Government has been advised to cautiously approach a reported overture by the United States and France to relocate their military bases in the Sahel areas, especially the Niger Republic to Nigeria.
Some Northern leaders, in an open letter to President BolaTinubu and the National Assembly, raised concerns over the implications of Nigeria welcoming the move.
They had raised fears that aside from the security implications, there were economic, environmental and financial losses and burdens that Nigeria would ultimately bear in acquiescing to such requests.
But, a retired Director of the Department of State Services (DSS), Mr Mike Ejiofor, had advised the Nigerian government…
Source: Nigerian Tribune
