- The federal government has said it was not in discussion with any foreign country to establish foreign military bases in Nigeria
- Mohammed Idris, the minister of information and national orientation, made the denial in a statement, describing it as a false alarm
- Some northern leaders had earlier written to President Bola Tinubu and the national assembly, raising the alarm that the federal government should not allow the US and France to redeploy their military based in some French countries to Nigeria
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The federal government dismissed the report that it was considering establishing foreign military bases in the country, describing it as false.
