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A security expert, Zagazola Makama, says the multiple airstrikes by the United States military in Sokoto State was a wrong target.

Recall that the US military on Christmas night launched attacks on terrorists in Sokoto State, causing panic in the state.

In a viral video, residents of the Jabo community in Tambuwal Local Government Area of the state were seen in panic after one of the airstrikes landed in the community and went up in flame.

Details of the operation are not yet available as no casualty has so far been reported.

However, in a post on X, Makama said the airstrikes landed on a farm with no impact on the insurgents terrorizing parts of Nigeria.

He wrote, “Those Asking for our opinion on the U.S. Strike in Sokoto. Well, the Bombs Dropped in a Relatively Safe Part of Sokoto State with no impact.

“Jabo is a farming community under Tambuwal Local Government Area of Sokoto State, and it has no single record of ISIS and ISWAP activity.

“We welcome U.S interventions to assist Nigeria, but certainly Jabo community in Sokoto was a wrong target for ISWAP, Boko Haram or ISIS who are known to be operating in the North East Nigeria.

“Even JNIM a.k.a Lakurawa do not have any base in North West. The area of strikes is also predominantly 98 Muslim population and does not possess any threat to Christian Genocide. It is a case of bandits terrorizing muslims.

“The strikes and more to come is a welcome development as it will send a big message”.

Source: https://dailypost.ng/2025/12/26/it-was-wrong-target-security-expert-says-us-military-airstrikes-had-no-impact/

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It was Nigeria that provided intelligence for the US strike in Nigeria. We spoke with US Secretary of State Marco Rubio twice[: once 19 minutes before the strike and another time 5 minutes before it went on. - Yusuf Tuggar, Minister of Foreign Affairs.

Am sure the phone call went something like this:

Nigeria GOV: Hello Senator Marco rubio sir, merry chri *gets interrupted*

Rubio: What is it? Get straight to it. I am busy.

Nigeria GOV: Sir, weve located a terrorist hideout in sokoto.

Rubio: You mean bornu?

Nigeria GOV: No, Sokoto sir?

Rubio: Umm, Okay, so?

Nigeria GOV: We want your government to help us sir.

Rubio: Don't you guys have jets, like the one you used in Benin recently for macron? What do you need us for?

Nigeria GOV: Sir our jets are currently undergoing maintenance, please help us bomb them sir.

Rubio: Ughhh!!! Fine!!!! But next time any of you are invited for an interview don't you EVER say trash like this 👇 Understood?

“Exogenous factors such as the breaking of the Libyan state, the killing of Gaddafi, the proliferation of weapons and fighters that have cascaded down to the northern fringes of Nigeria and beyond it, have affected the entire region. The failure of the EU Sahel strategy over the years.” - Nigeria’s Minister of Foreign Affairs, Yusuf Tuggar

Nigeria GOV: Sir am sorry, pierce morgan was really hitting *line cuts*

When I saw the news, I also wondered why Sokoto? Why not Borno where Boko Haram and ISIS are operating from?

pdppower:
When I saw the news, I also wondered why Sokoto? Why not Borno where Boko Haram and ISIS are operating from?

God bless you. Happy new year in advance.

Am glad Nigeria still has smart people like you who know how to think and ask thought provoking questions.

I thought all hope was lost with what I've been reading in this forum since morning with the mentality described below.

America please come and take our resources oooo, we dont care as long as you kill the terrorists you created. We love you

Noted! Wrong coordinates? Meanwhile shame on the govt that said it provided Intel to the US Now Donald Trump and US security over to you guys.

It has effects, it’s a gradual process.. More strikes are coming

Una talk say Tinubu gave them permission. Na address wey Tinubu give them dem, na wetin dem use.

I'm also of the opinion that the strike(s)...


Had no impact. Though from a different angle. Airstrikes alone is not enough and you can't take out those terrorists completely without ground troops to finish them off!

Sheik Gumi students on the loose

I just hope the USA is not eventually ridiculed and disgraced at the end of the day . But the only good news and maybe advantage of this bombing is that it has shown that the us is capable of hitting anywhere in Nigeria if they want to . Maybe that will reset a lot of things

pdppower:
When I saw the news, I also wondered why Sokoto? Why not Borno where Boko Haram and ISIS are operating from?

Probably because Sokoto is the seat of the Caliphate. I think they are sending a message to...

We prefer the intervention of the US regardless.

These guys opinions don't count, they know nothing.

Isis is usa. Usa is isis . Shey I dey talk say na show. Una dey shine teeth

A message he sent already
Impact or no impact
We have the balls to strike you anytime anyday any where

Next one will land on Gumi himself to gain the desired impact

SpatialKing:
A message he sent

Impact or no impact

We have the balls to strike you

Next one will ha

must you comment nonsense. No impact is no impact

🤣

Two things involved here

1 either this was a warning strike or mistaken coordinates.

2. There was a leak since Tinubu FG gave them permission to strike and leaked info to the terrorist or their enablers to flee that location immediately. Hence no casualties

The latter is more likely

The BBC reported some wahala at a 9ja mosque a couple days ago. Five unalived.

Make dem calm down. Israel will take over the situation

Untill they burn down the villa, your eyes go clear.

Illiterate plenty like madooo in Naija. So, una think the US go just drop bombs without monitoring the areas for some days via Satelite. The US that monitored Iran's nuclear program facility, and saw how trucks were going in and out via the satellite would just drop bomb worth of thousands of dollars blindly. Make una go school, una go say na scam. Learn self study and concepts of research methodologies (not details but the concept), etc.

The same Iran that quickly came out to tell the world that their facilities weren't touched but were full of regrets cos the blow was too much. Now. Can't you see the pattern? Na ISIS quickly dey feed the public nonsense that they weren't affected. Lol. More news to come. In coming days una go dey read how they have been damaged seriously. Just watch out.

And all of you illiterates, shut the crap up!!!.

Bendeco02:
But many sokoto residents are crying on TikTok and Facebook saying that many people were eliminated

Thank you brother/sister. Na so the Islamic terrorists dwy behave. Dem go sell out news they weren't affected so that their members won't start panicking. They were blasted seriously. News go dey go out gradually.

Sokoto my base that year!
Oh I pray for Sokoto

But many sokoto residents are crying on TikTok and Facebook saying that many people were eliminated

The USA has the intelligence, the capability and of course the exact location of execution of planned strikes.
They did mR and mapping since November.

unu a bia gwo, you guys have started with misinformation.

There are still more strikes to come thanks fir letting them know it didn't hit the target.

This is goodnews if you ask me.

So, since the first one had no impact the US should rain 100 more. Definitely one or two will meet the target.

Don't worry yourself, it will soon have impact 🤣🤣 That was how it started in Gaza it was a joke.
All the security experts should try and stay close to those terrorists . Let us check something.
They are down playing a security action. Their body will soon tell them 😁😁

zinaunreal:
must you comment nonsense. No impact is no impact

🤣

Before you said USA can't strike Nigeria because we are a sovereign country...

Next you said Nigerian government permitted

Now you said the hit has no impact

The next one will land on your family compound to get the desired impact...

security expert who could not provide any useful intelligence for the past two years has suddenly found his mouth

Lol... Terrorist sympathiser from everywhere claiming expert.