President Donald Trump has been hailed for launching a powerful and deadly air strike against ISIS Terrorist Scum in Northwest Nigeria.
Recall President Trump had revealed in a statement that the United State launched airstrikes against ISIS terrorists in northwest Nigeria on Christmas day.
“Tonight, at my direction as Commander in Chief, the United States launched a powerful and deadly strike against ISIS Terrorist Scum in Northwest Nigeria, who have been targeting and viciously killing, primarily, innocent Christians”, the statement read in part.
The airstrikes carried out by the U.S. Department of War hit ISIS camps in Sokoto State, killing multiple terrorists.
The U.S. had been conducting surveillance flights over Nigeria since late November, gathering intel on terrorist organizations like Boko Haram and ISIS-West Africa.
While reacting to the strike, some netizens who took to their X (formerly known as Twitter) and facebook handles praised the US President for the mission, describing it as a welcome development. Others doubted the claim by Nigerian government that it was involved in the overnight operations.
The Nigerian Ministry of Foreign Affairs had issued a press release confirming structured security cooperation and intelligence collaboration with the United State that contributed to the precision air strikes targeting terrorist positions in Nigeria’s North West region.
The released reads: “The Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Federal Republic of Nigeria confirms that Nigerian authorities remain engaged in structured security cooperation with international partners, including the United States of America, in addressing the persistent threat of terrorism and violent extremism. This has led to precision hits on terrorist targets in Nigeria by air strikes in the North West”.
Below are some of their reactions:
Mohito Lewis @MohitoLewis wrote; “This is a welcome development”.
Rapuruch @ Rapurichi4; “This video is the best Christmas gift from the USA government to all Nigerians.
Eruka @Archimeokey; “This is more productive than GEJ using mercenaries”.
Dee @Dee2880; “The US military should eliminate all the terrorists including the “repentant” and their sponsors”.
Amb Allwell Ene; “Nice…..But it shouldn’t be done in isolation.The sovereignty of Nigeria shouldn’t be undermined”.
Crypto daddy @crypto daaddy; “this highlights the importance of international partnerships in tackling terrorism. Nigeria’s security landscape is complex, and support can enhance capabilities.
Fatimaaaa K @fatimaaah; “So Nigeria was “aware and cooperative,” yet Nigerians were not informed, briefed, or addressed? Security cooperation done in secrecy while citizens live in fear is not strength, it’s failure of leadership”.
James Irke @jamesirke; “Nigeria military is not even aware of this….. White House broke the news to us after all the team have retreated back to base”.
CHIDI @ chidi_Nka; “So we can all see that the USA are striking the terrorists not Nigerian’s “sovereignty” or natural resources?? But some misguided Nigerians were crying about US threats to terrorists months weeks ago”.
BD@Rinsoye_d; “This means the Nigerian government did not take enough measures to prevent this. How can another country do your job for you while you send fighter jets to another country to defend their supposed democracy?
Wahala Digest @Wahala_Digest; “So Nigeria confirms foreign help for security. But for how long will we rely on others for our own safety? Our leaders need stronger local strategies, not just international support. It shows our own systems are still not strong enough.
Victor Ibeto@VictorIbetoEsq; “I mean it’s funny how the federal government dresses this up as if they understood our problem. It’s amazing to see how Nigeria will aid Benin Republic militarily, but can’t help itself. It had to take POTUS to intervene before this dressed up press release. Shame on us!
Dejii @_Dejii; “An incompetent government that kept mute and ignored the killings of innocent Nigerians until The USA started speaking up.
Checkingout@UgwuJoseph63001; “Just claiming to be on the know of the strikes, why not carried it out since like the incident in the Republic of Benin?
Imran Muhammad @Imran; “The United States government launched attacks on Nigerian soil on Christmas Day, as announced by @realDonaldTrump and the U.S. Secretary of War, @PeteHegseth, purportedly targeting terrorist groups within Nigeria.
“Although the Nigerian government now claims it was aware and describes the operation as a joint effort with vague “international partners,” it is evident that the strikes were carried out without the genuine authority or informed consent of the weaklings masquerading as government under Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu.
“My position remains unchanged. Judging by the nature of the confirmed strike on a village in Sokoto, it is clear that the U.S. President under whose authority this operation occurred neither understands nor genuinely cares about Nigeria or Nigerians.
“It is deeply troubling that Nigeria (Africa’s most populous nation) lacks the capable and sovereign leadership required to protect its people and its territory.
“As a result, the country has been reduced to a bystander while its sovereignty is violated under the direction of U.S. President Donald J. Trump.
“I reiterate: only true, tested, and informed leadership can protect Nigerians—not imperiled, jaundiced neoconservatives operating from Washington, D.C”.
On his part, Chief Malcolm Emokiniovo Omirhobo believed that foreign airstrikes will not fix Nigeria’s insecurity.
He wrote; “The Federal Government’s confirmation of intelligence cooperation with the United States in relation to airstrikes against terrorists in Nigeria should alarm every Nigerian who understands the nature of our crisis.
“Nigeria’s insecurity problem is not religious. It is a failure of governance.
“For years, Nigerians have watched as armed groups terrorise communities, displace citizens, and undermine national cohesion. Yet, despite repeated intelligence reports, media investigations, and public allegations, the Nigerian State has failed or refused to arrest and prosecute influential Nigerians within and outside government who sponsored, financed, armed, or facilitated terrorism, particularly through cross-border movements from the Sahel.
“That failure is the root cause of our insecurity.
“Instead of enforcing the law against the powerful, the government has chosen a safer path: disarming ordinary citizens, restricting lawful self-defence, and leaving communities defenceless in the face of unlawful violence. A state that prevents its citizens from defending themselves while refusing to prosecute known sponsors of terror has abdicated its constitutional responsibility.
“Against this background, foreign military involvement is being presented as a solution. It is not.
“Nigeria does not need the United States or Israel to secure its territory. History shows that foreign military intervention rarely fixes internal governance failures. Afghanistan was “secured” and later abandoned to the Taliban. Iraq was “liberated” and left fractured. Libya was “saved” through intervention, Muammar Gaddafi was killed, and the state collapsed into chaos. Syria today is governed by actors once described as terrorists, now legitimised by foreign powers.
“These are not examples of stability. They are warnings.
“It is therefore misleading to suggest that foreign powers are intervening to protect Christians or to fight Islam in Nigeria. Leaders such as Donald Trump and Benjamin Netanyahu have presided over unresolved conflicts and human rights crises within their own regions. They cannot credibly posture as protectors of Nigerian lives.
“More dangerously, foreign involvement risks reframing Nigeria’s crisis as a religious conflict, when it is not. Nigeria’s problem is not Christianity versus Islam. It is impunity versus justice. It is elite protection versus accountability. If Nigeria slides into a religious framing of this crisis, the consequences will be catastrophic. Such a conflict will not be fought in forests. It will be fought in cities, towns, villages, and homes tearing the country apart beyond repair.
“Nigeria does not need foreign bombs. Nigeria needs law enforcement.Nigeria needs arrests, prosecutions, and convictions of terror sponsors no matter how highly placed. Nigeria needs a government willing to apply the law without fear or favour.
“Until that happens, no intelligence cooperation, no airstrike, and no foreign partnership will bring peace. Security without justice is an illusion”.
Meantime, United States lawmaker, Senator Tom Cotton has commended President Donald Trump over the US military airstrikes in Nigeria.
