Says government should inform Nigerians how many terrorists were actually killed in the strike.
The African Democratic Congress (ADC) has described the December 25, 2025 U.S. Africa Command (AFRICOM) airstrikes in Sokoto State as a highlight of what it called President Tinubu’s historic incompetence.
While welcoming all lawful efforts to protect the lives of Nigerians, the party blamed what it described as the failure of governance under President Bola Ahmed Tinubu for the unprecedented military attack carried out by a foreign army on Nigerian soil, warning that permitting external forces to carry out direct military operations in the country is not sustainable and potentially undermines Nigeria’s strategic interests in the long run.
The ADC also questioned Nigeria’s actual role in the “collaboration,” insisting that Nigeria should not be “mere informants” in an operation that it should be leading. The party therefore demanded clarifications on operational control, casualties, and specific information about the number and identity of actual terrorists that were killed in the operation.
The party cautioned against confusing “collaboration” with what it called “myopic surrender,” and expressed concern over the government’s handling of the information surrounding the operation and the persistent framing of the war against terror in religious terms by the U.S., which it said ultimately endangers Nigeria’s national unity.
SB E-news.

