(Corrects country to Nigeria, not Niger, in headline and
paragraph 1 after RIA issued correction)
MOSCOW, Oct 23 (Reuters) - Russia and Nigeria have signed a
deal for Moscow to supply 12 Mi-35 attack helicopters to
Nigeria, a senior official at Russia's federal
military-technical cooperation service said on Wednesday, the
RIA news agency reported.
The contract was announced as Russia welcomed dozens of
African heads of state to the southern Russian city of Sochi
amid a push by Moscow for clout on the continent.