Nigeria Provided Intelligence, Approved US Terror Strikes as Tinubu Gave Final Go-Ahead — Foreign Minister Tuggar Reveals
Nigeria’s Minister of Foreign Affairs, Yusuf Maitama Tuggar, has confirmed that the Nigerian government provided intelligence and formally approved the recent US military airstrikes on terrorist targets in northwest Nigeria. Tuggar disclosed that he held a 19-minute phone conversation with US Secretary of State Marco Rubio ahead of the operation and subsequently consulted President Bola Tinubu, who gave the final approval. He stressed that the strikes were part of ongoing joint counterterrorism operations between Nigeria and the United States and were not religiously motivated. The minister said the objective was solely to protect Nigerians and other innocent lives from terrorism, reinforcing Nigeria’s collaboration with international partners in addressing regional insecurity.
Nigeria’s Minister of Foreign Affairs, Yusuf Maitama Tuggar, has confirmed that the Nigerian government provided intelligence and formally approved the recent US military airstrikes on terrorist targets in northwest Nigeria. Tuggar disclosed that he held a 19-minute phone conversation with US Secretary of State Marco Rubio ahead of the operation and subsequently consulted President Bola Tinubu, who gave the final approval. He stressed that the strikes were part of ongoing joint counterterrorism operations between Nigeria and the United States and were not religiously motivated. The minister said the objective was solely to protect Nigerians and other innocent lives from terrorism, reinforcing Nigeria’s collaboration with international partners in addressing regional insecurity.
Nigeria Provided Intelligence, Approved US Terror Strikes as Tinubu Gave Final Go-Ahead — Foreign Minister Tuggar Reveals
Nigeria’s Minister of Foreign Affairs, Yusuf Maitama Tuggar, has confirmed that the Nigerian government provided intelligence and formally approved the recent US military airstrikes on terrorist targets in northwest Nigeria. Tuggar disclosed that he held a 19-minute phone conversation with US Secretary of State Marco Rubio ahead of the operation and subsequently consulted President Bola Tinubu, who gave the final approval. He stressed that the strikes were part of ongoing joint counterterrorism operations between Nigeria and the United States and were not religiously motivated. The minister said the objective was solely to protect Nigerians and other innocent lives from terrorism, reinforcing Nigeria’s collaboration with international partners in addressing regional insecurity.
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