LAGOS, Nigeria, July 20 (UPI) -- London will work to provide assistance to help the Nigerian government with combating the threat of terrorism, the prime minister's office said.
British Prime Minister David Cameron was welcomed to Lagos by Nigerian President Goodluck Jonathan to discuss a wide range of issues, including terrorism and organized crime.
Both sides said they'd work together to create a system for nationals from one country to serve prison sentences in the other. Nigeria under the agreement pledged to do more to combat cybercrime while London said it would support Nigerian efforts to battle e-mail fraud.
London said it would work closer with its partners in Abuja to combat the threat of terrorism. Cameron in a statement from Nigeria said challenges from conflict and terrorism aren't isolated to domestic issues.
"We suffer back at home from a surge in illegal immigration, asylum seeking and even terrorism," he said.
Nigerian officials warned this week that fear of attacks by Islamic militants with Boko Haram has spread to Lagos where city buses are being checked for bombs.
More than 30 people died in the Maiduguri area in early July as Nigerian authorities searched for members of the Islamic sect.
