Sokoto Bombing: Ndume Mentions Next Place US Missile Should Hit in Northern Nigeria
Ali Ndume, the senator representing Borno South Senatorial District and former Senate Leader, has called on the federal government to extend its ongoing joint military cooperation and operations with the United States to the North-East, adding that terrorist groups have consistently posed threats to the region.
The outspoken senator made the call on Saturday, December 27, while throwing his weight behind the recent airstrike against the cell of the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS) in Tangaza Local Government Area of Sokoto State.
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The United States President, Donald Trump, first disclosed the operation in a post on social media, where he framed the strikes as retaliation for what he described as the killing of Christians by Islamic State militants “at levels not seen for many years, and even centuries”.
The remarks immediately triggered concern within Nigeria, with critics questioning whether the operation breached the country’s sovereignty and whether Abuja had authorised the attack.
President Trump also said he personally ordered the delay of a planned US airstrike against Islamic State-linked militants in Nigeria. The US president said that he made the order so it could be carried out around Christmas, describing the military operation as a “Christmas present”.
Source: Legit.ng
