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Following the withdrawal of US troops from Nigeria's Lake Chad Basin, experts are advising the Federal Government to enhance its security framework to address potential security challenges. This recommendation comes in light of concerns regarding the implications of the troop withdrawal on regional stability.
The UNHCR has reported that violence has led to the displacement of over 3.5 million people across the Lake Chad Basin, highlighting a growing humanitarian crisis in the region, which includes Nigeria, Chad, and Niger.
The United States has withdrawn most of its troops involved in a joint counterterrorism operation in Nigeria's Lake Chad Basin, as announced by General Dagvin R.M. Anderson, Commander of US Air Forces in Europe-Air Forces Africa, during a press briefing following the African Chiefs of Defence Conference 2026.