The Minister of Defence, Major General Bashir Magashi
(rtd.), has said the recent rescue operation by the United States special
forces on Nigerian soil was not a violation of the country’s sovereignty.
He said the Nigerian government granted the US necessary
permission to carry out the military operation.
The United States Special Military Force, over the weekend,
successfully rescued an American citizen kidnapped by bandits in the northern
part of Nigeria.
In an interview with journalists shortly after he defended
his Ministry’s budget at the Senate on Tuesday, the minister said Nigeria gave
permission to the United States “as a friendly country” almost as soon as it
was contacted by the government.
He ruled out theories that the United States might have
violated Nigeria’s sovereignty.
Magashi said the country was doing the best it could with
what is available to the military to deploy adequate technology in its
operations.
The minister, however, said that Nigeria would explore the
current partnership with the United States to tackle insurgency in the country
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Even if it was a gross violation of sovereignty you know there is nothing you can do about it. So to save face you're saying US for permission from you. Absolute lies US under Trump will not condescend so low to ask for permission from this failed state that was created by Obama, Biden and Kerry.
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