US airstrikes in Nigeria on Christmas Day were aided by intelligence provided by the Nigerian government, the country’s foreign minister said on Friday. Donald Trump had announced the strikes against Islamic State militants in north-west Nigeria after spending weeks decrying the group for targeting Christians. Nigeria’s foreign minister, Yusuf Tuggar, said on Friday that he had had “extensive” phone conversations with Marco Rubio, the US secretary of state, before and after the attack. Tuggar did not rule out further strikes, describing them as an “ongoing process” that would also involve other countries. In an interview with the BBC, Tuggar insisted the strikes had “nothing to do with a particular religion”.

Source: The Guardian December 27, 2025 02:31 UTC