By our reporter 27.12.2025
Nigeria’s Minister of Information Mohammed Idris has disclosed that the Christmas day strike by the US military hit two major staging grounds in Bauni in Tangaza Local Government Area, Sokoto State.
He disclosed that a total of 16 GPS-guided precision munitions were deployed using MQ-9 Reaper unmanned aerial platforms in the joint Nigeria–United States operation targeting Islamic State (ISIS) terrorist enclaves in Sokoto State.
The strikes, conducted between 00:12 hours and 01:30 hours on Friday, December 26, 2025, neutralised ISIS elements attempting to infiltrate Nigeria from the Sahel corridor.
“The precision strikes hit two major ISIS assembly and staging grounds within the Bauni forest axis of Tangaza Local Government Area, Sokoto State,” he said.
Idris added that Intelligence confirmed the sites were being used by foreign ISIS fighters in collaboration with local affiliates to plan large-scale attacks inside Nigeria.
“The strikes were launched from maritime platforms in the Gulf of Guinea after extensive intelligence gathering, operational planning, and reconnaissance,” the statement added.
He confirmed that debris from expended munitions fell in Jabo, Tambuwal Local Government Area of Sokoto State, and in Offa, Kwara State, near a hotel, adding that “No civilian casualties were recorded, and security agencies promptly secured the affected areas”.
“The Federal Government of Nigeria reiterates its unwavering resolve to confront, degrade, and eliminate terrorist threats, particularly those posed by transnational extremist networks seeking to undermine Nigeria’s sovereignty and security,” Idris said.