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Military strikes conducted by the US in December 2025 killed 155 Lakurawa terrorists in Sokoto, a report by The New Humanitarian has claimed.

The publication also claimed that the attacks left 200 additional Lakurawa fighters missing in the week following the operation.

The strikes, carried out in collaboration with Nigerian authorities, are believed to have involved Tomahawk missiles launched from a US destroyer positioned in the Gulf of Guinea.

The missiles targeted three districts in Sokoto State: Isa, Tangaza, and Tambuwal, though only Tangaza is widely recognised as a core area of Lakurawa.

It is believed that Tambuwal is not generally associated with organised armed violence, while Isa is a bandit stronghold largely controlled by Bello Turji.


Although details of the strike on Isa remain unclear, Turji is widely believed to have survived the attack. A Lakurawa camp in Tangaza, however, reportedly suffered significant losses.

The New Humanitarian reports that there were two missile hits. The first reportedly killed around 30 fighters.

As surviving members converged to assess the damage and assist the wounded, a second missile struck, killing those who had gathered.

In total, an estimated 155 Lakurawa were killed, including 19 who were initially injured but later succumbed to their wounds.

Dando Sibu, a key Lakurawa commander, is reported to have survived the attack because he left the location less than five minutes before the second missile was fired.

However, in the week following the strikes, about 200 Lakurawa fighters were reported missing. The group was also said to have lost nearly half of its cattle, which is a major source of its revenue.

However, the group launched a major attack on the town of Birnin Yauri in Kebbi State on 31 December. In the raid, which lasted several hours, at least 21 civilians were killed, with nine reportedly beheaded.

The US focus was on Lakurawa, though the strikes didn’t touch other jihadist groups, including Boko Haram, as well as the al-Qaeda-linked Ansaru

Putindbutt:
You're still asking mumu-ish questions?. The questions you should be asking are- why did US strikes succeed in Venezuela, Iran, but failed in Nigeria despite conducting several weeks of surveillance?.

You guys really think US love Nigerian Christians sooo much more than other Christians in Africa where terrorists are rampaging?.

A country that has not saved itself from daily mass shootings in his own backyard but want to save your own ass?..

US have been hitting terrorists in Syria, Afghanistan, Somalia, Libya, everywhere YET NO SUCCESS. They had to run away from some of these countries. They even abadoned their multimillion dollar weapons to the terrorists in Afghanistan.

Why are you guys elevating Trump and USA to a god-like status?.

I don't want US to come to Nigeria and turn our country into proxy war. Everywhere US enters, they escalates terrorism and attracts more terrorists networks trying to fight back.
You guys crying on the shoulder of Trump are the real enemies of Nigeria. You're delusional by thinking Trump is the beginning and the end to all your problems.

My advice is for Trump to fast-track the delivery of weapons to us so that we can fight it by ourselves. Almost one year , they have been delaying 12 attack helicopters we ordered for. Let them stop delaying those weapons. That's why we're looking to Turkey and Italy as alternatives.

Putindbutt:
Lol, who are those trying to cover the asss of the deranged criminal in the white house. We all know the US mission failed woefully. That's why they have not been able to show a single picture. Meanwhile after hitting Venezuela, they were showing pictures everywhere.

An official of AFRICOM confirmed the US strikes in Nigeria failed .

Bandits Kill Four Residents, Burn Homes In Renewed Attacks On Wawa Community In Niger State

Bandits have struck Wawa community in the Borgu Local Government Area of Niger State, killing four residents in a renewed attack, SaharaReporters has learned.

The attack which occurred on Friday reportedly targeted Damala village, located behind the Woko–Daba mining sector, a medium, Egbe Mekun Parrot reports.

Local sources said that the assailants carried out the raid late in the evening, between 8pm and 8:30pm, killing four people and driving away all livestock belonging to villagers.

The stolen animals were reportedly taken into the surrounding forest.

“The attackers came suddenly, and by the time anyone could react, people were dead, homes were burning, and our animals were gone,” a resident who narrowly escaped the raid told reporters.

Sources added that a church and several residential houses were set ablaze during the attack, causing extensive property loss and displacing many families in the community.

“This is terrifying,” said another villager.

“We are living in fear because these attacks keep happening, and there is no security presence to protect us. People don’t even feel safe going to their farms or places of worship anymore.”

Witnesses described the raid as sudden and violent, highlighting the vulnerability of the community due to the absence of security personnel at the time.

Residents have renewed calls for urgent intervention from the state and federal governments to deploy adequate security forces to Borgu and surrounding areas.

“We are pleading with the authorities to come to our aid,” a community leader, Comrade Zakari Y. Adamu, Kontagora said. “If nothing is done, these attacks will continue, and more lives will be lost. We need security now to protect our families and property.”

The latest attack underscores the growing insecurity in rural communities of Niger State, particularly in forested and mining areas that have increasingly become targets of violent raids.

“The bandits know these areas are poorly secured, and they exploit that,” a source familiar with local security dynamics said.

“It is only a matter of time before more communities face similar attacks if urgent measures are not taken.”

The residents’ appeal reflects mounting frustration over repeated attacks and highlights the urgent need for enhanced security measures in vulnerable parts of Niger State.

Putindbutt:
How much is the White House bandits imposing on Venezuelan oil and Greenland?

The report noted that farmers who refuse to pay the imposed levies face intimidation, destruction of their crops, and the risk of violent attacks, forcing many to abandon their farmlands entirely

Armed groups operating in parts of Kano and Katsina states are allegedly extorting farmers, demanding up to ₦50,000 per acre from sugarcane growers before harvest, as they enforce a parallel system of governance within key forest reserves in the region.

According to reports on Friday, the armed groups have entrenched themselves in Rugu Forest in Faskari Local Government Area of Katsina State and Falgore Forest in Doguwa Local Government Area of Kano State, where they collect illegal farm taxes and issue threats against non-compliant farmers.

The report noted that farmers who refuse to pay the imposed levies face intimidation, destruction of their crops, and the risk of violent attacks, forcing many to abandon their farmlands entirely.

Sugarcane farmers are said to be the primary targets, though maize production has also been affected.

The forests according to an activist Bakatsine with X handle @DanKatsina50, are strategically located within the Kano–Katsina food belt, a major agricultural corridor supplying sugarcane and maize to large markets such as Dawanau Market in Kano.

Experts warn that continued disruption of farming activities in the area could trigger wider food shortages and price increases across northern Nigeria.

Despite the presence of military and police checkpoints along the Falgore road, the report claims that armed groups are operating within five kilometres of these security positions.

This has raised concerns about the effectiveness of security coverage and the capacity of authorities to protect rural communities.

Residents and farming communities reportedly describe the situation as a gradual takeover, with armed actors enforcing rules, collecting levies, and exercising control over daily economic activities without resistance.

The development has intensified calls for urgent action by Kano and Katsina state governments and federal security agencies to dismantle the alleged parallel structures and prevent a looming food-security crisis.

As of press time, no official response had been issued by the affected state governments or security agencies.

BondRiv:
There was going to be a second wave of attack? International law is a joke. The spineless Republicans in Congress are enabling this war criminal and therefore complicit.

89green:
Complete the sentence at your own peril

tunde1200:
Use your sense for once
They're not Muslims

Flangelo12:
Tbat photograph is from 2024.