Russia to supply Nigeria with 12 attack helicopters after Buhari's meeting with Putin
Fri Oct 25, 2019 11:03:am National
2K By Afam Jude Offor
Russia and Nigeria have signed a deal that will
bolster the West African nation’s resolve to defeat insurgents and
bandits wreaking havoc in different parts of the country.
A senior official at Russia’s federal military-technical cooperation service told the RIA news agency that Moscow has agreed to supply 12 Mi-35 attack helicopters to Nigeria. The contract was announced as Russia welcomed dozens of African heads of state to the southern Russian city of Sochi this week. President Muhammadu Buhari of Nigeria and Russian President Vladmir Putin held bilateral talks on the sidelines of the Russia-Africa summit and agreed to strengthen relations between both nations. Russia is pushing for clout and influence on the African continent and sees Nigeria and South Africa, The two biggest economies in the region as good places to start. We can do a lot together,” Putin promised Buhari in Russia. Other parts of the deal included the construction of a railway track and improved scholarship opportunities as previously reported by Obiaks news.
A senior official at Russia’s federal military-technical cooperation service told the RIA news agency that Moscow has agreed to supply 12 Mi-35 attack helicopters to Nigeria. The contract was announced as Russia welcomed dozens of African heads of state to the southern Russian city of Sochi this week. President Muhammadu Buhari of Nigeria and Russian President Vladmir Putin held bilateral talks on the sidelines of the Russia-Africa summit and agreed to strengthen relations between both nations. Russia is pushing for clout and influence on the African continent and sees Nigeria and South Africa, The two biggest economies in the region as good places to start. We can do a lot together,” Putin promised Buhari in Russia. Other parts of the deal included the construction of a railway track and improved scholarship opportunities as previously reported by Obiaks news.
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