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The Federal Government of Nigeria has clarified that no direct strikes occurred in communities in Sokoto and Kwara states, where debris from expended munitions fell during precision operations against foreign ISIS elements in the Bauni forest axis of Tangaza Local Government Area, Sokoto State.
The African Democratic Congress (ADC) has launched a scathing criticism of President Bola Ahmed Tinubu over the December 25 U.S. Africa Command (AFRICOM) airstrikes in Sokoto State, describing the operation as a damning reflection of what it called the administration’s failure to manage Nigeria’s security crisis.
Legendary Nigerian singer, Innocent Idibia, well known as 2Baba, has said there is no such thing as a “wack artiste” in the music industry.
Residents of Offa, Kwara State, were thrown into panic on Thursday night when explosions struck parts of the town, destroying property and raising fears about security, just hours after the United States announced airstrikes against ISIS targets in northwest Nigeria.
Human rights crusader and publisher of Sahara Reporters, Omoyele Sowore, has lambasted the United States government over airstrikes conducted on Nigerian territory.
The Ogun State Police Command has apprehended eight persons suspected of breaching public peace, unlawful assembly, obstruction of traffic and assaulting police officers during a disturbance linked to the Democratic Republic of the Yoruba group in the Sango-Ota area of the state.
Human rights lawyer, Deji Adeyanju, has called on President Bola Tinubu to stop what he described as undue sympathy and pardon for terrorists operating in Nigeria.
Concerns over the safety of detained separatist leader Nnamdi Kanu have resurfaced following recent United States military airstrikes on terrorist enclaves in Sokoto State, with his lawyer warning that the development reinforces long-standing fears about insecurity in the area.
Prominent Nigerian Islamic cleric Sheikh Ahmad Gumi has urged President Bola Tinubu’s government to immediately suspend all military cooperation with the United States following U.S.-led airstrikes on Christmas Day in Sokoto State.
The Federal Government has formally acknowledged that recent airstrikes targeting terrorist enclaves in Nigeria’s North West were carried out within the framework of structured security and intelligence cooperation with international partners, including the United States.