Wetin dey happen for Sokoto? Naija police don open mouth talk say dem get beta gist about di recent US airstrikes wey land for terrorists side, but dem no wan blow the whistle. Benjamin Hundeyin, di Force Public Relations Officer, yarn dis one for Channels Television’s Politics Today.
According to Beta-bench press wey carry di gist, di police sabi some things about di operation, but dem choose to keep am for demself. Na wetin he talk be say: ‘We dey collect plenty intelligence, but dis particular one? Abeg, make we no talk.’ E even add say, di operation na collaboration between US and Nigerian security teams, but make we no carry di matter follow dem.
Dis airstrike matter happen on December 25, 2025, as di US Department of Defence yan say dem don scatter multiple ISIS terrorists wey dey cause wahala for Nigeria. Na as di Nigerian government talk say make dem do di operation, di US force carry am out.
Even di current US President wey don dey run tori for Truth Social, Donald Trump, talk say di airstrikes na ‘perfect strike’ and ‘powerful and deadly’. Him no gree say dem go allow Radical Islamic Terrorism dey live for di area again. E also caption as say di militants dey target and dey kill innocent Christians, dem no fit come allow dat wahala continue.
Nigeria’s Minister of Foreign Affairs, Yusuf Tuggar, confirm say na Nigeria supply di intelligence wey lead to di strikes. E even dey boast say oga Tinubu dey behind di operation, no be small. Tuggar sink mouth say: ‘We be multi-religious country, and we dey work with US to fight terrorism. No be religious matter.’ Na wetin e dey try tok be say di operation no get anything to do with religion, na just terrorism wahala.
Na wetin make this whole gist pepper dem be say, Trump don classify Nigeria as Country of Particular Concern, yan say Christians dey face serious threat like say na genocide. But Nigerian government no gree, dem strongly reject di tori, insist say dem dey work to restore peace and stability.
Footage wey dem capture on January 11, 2026, show say plenty bad guys don run as dem dey pepper them during di strikes. Di video reveal say plenty of dem hideouts and vehicles don scatter like pure water on market day.
So, as di police dey keep di gist under wrap, we go just dey watch and see wetin go happen next. If dem go finally bring out di full gist or go just continue to waka on top dis matter like say na for street corner. Make we sharp eye, no be so men what dey happen for di area.
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