The United States says it has no plans to send drones and troops to Nigeria because of the designation of Boko Haram as a Foreign Terrorist Organisation.
It also explains that Nigerians coming into the U.S for legitimate purposes will not suffer discrimination.
The Head of the US Africa Command, General David Rodriguez, and the Assistant Secretary of State for Africa, Ms. Linda Thomas-Greenfield, disclosed these at a press conference in Abuja on Thursday.
Also at the briefing were the Special Assistant to President Barrack Obama and Director, African Affairs, Grant Harris; Deputy Assistant Secretary of DefenCe for African Affairs, Amanda Dory; Assistant Administrator for Africa, Earl Gast, and the US Ambassador to Nigeria, James Entwistle.
The delegation is in the country for bilateral talks with the Nigerian government as a follow-up to the September meeting between President Barack Obama and President Goodluck Jonathan.
The meeting focused on partnership, diplomacy, development and defence ties with Nigeria, especially the security challenges confronting Nigeria and Africa as a whole.
Thomas-Greenfield said the delegation also had meetings on how to explore the ways to improve the level and intensity of engagement with the Nigerian government and people.
She expressed regret and condolences on the attacks on private residence, air force base and a police station by Boko Haram on Monday in Maiduguri.