Tuggar

Nigeria’s government has confirmed that recent U.S. military airstrikes targeting Islamic State-linked militants in the country’s northwest were carried out with full authorization from Abuja and did not breach Nigeria’s sovereignty or territorial integrity.

Foreign Affairs Minister Yusuf Tuggar said on Friday that the strikes were conducted as part of a coordinated security operation approved by President Bola Tinubu, following public remarks by U.S. President Donald Trump acknowledging the action.

Speaking in an interview with CNN after the Christmas Day strikes, Tuggar said the operation was the result of close collaboration between Nigerian and U.S. security authorities, stressing that …