The Presidency has clarified that the Thursday’s strike focused at terrorists in Sokoto State was a joint operation between Nigeria and the US and never focused at any ethnic or spiritual group.
Particular Adviser to President Bola Tinubu on Coverage Communication, Daniel Bwala, made the clarification in an announcement on his X deal with.
“For readability, I spoke with Sky Information on this: yesterday’s strike was a joint Nigeria–U.S. operation, which was constructed on weeks of collaboration, intelligence sharing, and surveillance,” Bwala mentioned.
He said that Nigeria performed a key function within the operation, notably in intelligence and coordination.
“Nigeria performed a key intelligence function, with coordination earlier than and after the strike,” he mentioned.
Bwala careworn that the operation was a part of ongoing efforts to finish terrorism and shouldn’t be interpreted as ethnic or spiritual focusing on.
“That is a part of sustained efforts to finish terrorism and shouldn’t be seen as ethnic or spiritual focusing on,” he mentioned.
He added that the federal government’s focus stays on criminals.
“The federal government is just eager about focusing on criminals,” Bwala mentioned.
