The Nigerian Presidency has clarified that the recent strike targeting terrorists in Sokoto State was a joint operation between Nigeria and the United States and was not directed at any ethnic or religious group.
The Special Adviser to the President on Policy Communication, Daniel Bwala, made the clarification in a statement on his X handle.
“For clarity, I spoke with Sky News on this: yesterday’s strike was a joint Nigeria–U.S. operation, which was built on weeks of collaboration, intelligence sharing, and surveillance,” Bwala said.
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He stated that Nigeria played a key role in the operation, particularly in intelligence and coordination.
“Nigeria played a key intelligence role, with coordination before and after the strike,” he added.
Bwala emphasised that the operation was part of ongoing efforts to end terrorism and should not be interpreted as ethnic or religious targeting.
“This is part of sustained efforts to end terrorism and should not be seen as ethnic or religious targeting,” he said.
He further stressed that the government’s focus remains on criminals.
“The government is only interested in targeting criminals,” Bwala said.