Fani-Kayode dismisses report on Sokoto airstrike intelligence

Former Nigerian Minister Femi Fani-Kayode has rejected claims that the United States based a Sokoto airstrike on information from an Onitsha trader. He described the report as unfounded.

Femi Fani-Kayode, a former Minister of Aviation and current ambassadorial designate, has publicly dismissed a circulating report. The report suggested that the US relied on intelligence provided by a trader based in Onitsha for an airstrike in Sokoto. Fani-Kayode stated that this claim lacks basis and is not accurate.

This denial comes amid discussions on international involvement in Nigerian security operations. The incident highlights ongoing debates about the sources of intelligence in military actions within the country. No further details on the airstrike itself were provided in the statements.

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Illustration of US airstrikes hitting terrorist camps in Nigeria's Sokoto State, with jets over exploding savanna landscape.
صورة مولدة بواسطة الذكاء الاصطناعي

US airstrikes hit terrorist camps in Sokoto's Tangaza LGA

من إعداد الذكاء الاصطناعي صورة مولدة بواسطة الذكاء الاصطناعي

The United States conducted airstrikes on suspected terrorist camps in Tangaza Local Government Area of Sokoto State on December 25, 2025, prompting mixed reactions from Nigerian officials and groups.

New details emerged on the December 25 US airstrikes in Sokoto State, Nigeria, where 16 GPS-guided precision munitions targeted Lakurawa terrorist positions in Tangaza and Tambuwal areas. While confirming the operation's precision, critics like Adviser Auwalu Rafsanjani highlighted Nigeria's security lapses amid ongoing US involvement.

من إعداد الذكاء الاصطناعي

Nigeria's Minister of Defence, General Christopher Musa (rtd), has revealed that he was among those targeted by officers plotting to overthrow President Bola Tinubu's government.

قال الرئيس دونالد ترامب إنه وجه البنتاغون لإعداد خيارات لضربات محتملة في نيجيريا وحذر من أنه سيقطع المساعدات الأمريكية، متهماً الحكومة بعدم منع قتل المسيحيين. رفض الرئيس النيجيري بولا أحمد تينوبو هذا الوصف، قائلاً إن نيجيريا تحمي حرية الدين.

من إعداد الذكاء الاصطناعي

United States President Donald Trump announced that US forces carried out deadly strikes against Islamic State terrorists in northwestern Nigeria. The action responds to the militants' alleged killing of Christians, with Trump vowing further attacks if the violence continues. The strikes were executed on Christmas night, 2025.

Former Senate Leader Teslim Folarin has mourned the five forest guards killed in the January 7 bandit attack on the National Park Office in Oloka Village, Oyo State, while pledging strong support for security agencies combating banditry.

من إعداد الذكاء الاصطناعي

The Oyo State chapter of the All Progressives Congress has threatened to release new allegations of mismanagement against the state government led by Governor Seyi Makinde. This follows revelations about a N50 billion federal relief fund for the Ibadan explosion. The APC accuses the administration of corruption and ingratitude toward the federal government.

 

 

 

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