"A general view of destroyed structures in Offa, Nigeria, on December 27, 2025, caused by debris from expended munitions that fell from U.S. strikes on unspecified militants linked to the Islamic State group in Nigeria. Abiodun Jamiu / AFP via Getty Images When President Donald Trump launched a series of airstrikes in Nigeria on Christmas, he described it as an attack against "ISIS Terrorist Scum in Northwest Nigeria who have been targeting and viciously killing, primarily, innocent Christians.""
"But the Trump administration's explanation that their home is at the center of a "Christian genocide" left many residents of Jabo confused. As CNN reported: While parts of Sokoto face challenges with banditry, kidnappings and attacks by armed groups including Lakurawa-which Nigeria classifies as a terrorist organization due to suspected affiliations with [the] Islamic State-villagers say Jabo is not known for terrorist activity and that local Christians coexist peacefully with the Muslim majority."
President Donald Trump ordered airstrikes in northwest Nigeria on Christmas targeting militants linked to the Islamic State. US strikes hit Sokoto state, including the town of Jabo, and debris damaged civilian structures and landed feet from the town's only hospital. US and Nigerian officials said militants were killed but did not specify identities or casualty numbers. Local residents of Jabo say the town is not known for terrorist activity and that Christians and Muslims coexist peacefully. Analysts identify Lakurawa, an offshoot of ISIS, as a likely target amid broader banditry and kidnappings in parts of Sokoto.
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