Residents of Sokoto and Kwara on Friday recounted moments of fear and confusion after missile strikes fired by the United States of America hit areas in the two states, triggering panic in the communities.
Parrot Reporters, however, confirmed from military sources and residents that the strikes recorded no casualties.
A massive explosion was recorded on Thursday night in Jabo town, Tambuwal Local Government Area of Sokoto State, while two separate explosions rocked Offa, Kwara State, a few hours after the Sokoto strike.
Our correspondents gathered that there was another explosion at Tangaza LGA of Sokoto.
Trump announces strikes
US President Donald Trump announced the strikes in a post on his Truth Social platform on Thursday night. He disclosed that US forces conducted deadly strikes against Islamic State terrorists in Northwestern Nigeria. “Tonight, at my direction as Commander in Chief, the United States launched a powerful and deadly strike against ISIS terrorist scum in Northwest Nigeria, who have been targeting and viciously killing, primarily, innocent Christians, at levels not seen for many years, and even centuries! I have previously warned these terrorists that if they did not stop the slaughtering of Christians, there would be hell to pay, and tonight, there was,” he wrote.
Although Trump did not specifically reveal the targeted areas, the US Africa Command, in a post on its X handle, confirmed that the strikes were carried out in Sokoto State. The strikes came after Trump in October threatened a US military intervention in Nigeria over what he described as the government’s failure to curb violence targeting Christian communities. Trump, who declared Nigeria a Country of Particular Concern, threatened to go into Nigeria ‘guns a-blazing.’
No casualties
Parrot Reporters gathered that the US missile attacks might not have involved any casualty. A senior military official told one of our correspondents on Friday that no terrorist was killed. The official, who asked not to be named, confirmed that the strikes were aimed at eliminating threats without resulting in loss of life.
