The Ministry of Foreign Affairs has confirmed that the United States has launched precision hits on terrorist targets by air strikes
This was disclosed by the Foreign Ministry in a statement released early on Friday, after US President Donald Trump announced the operation against Islamic State militants.
According to the statement, authorities remained engaged in structured security cooperation with international partners in addressing the persistent threat of terrorism and violent extremism,
It added that this led to precision hits on terrorist targets in the northwest part of the country by air strikes
The Ministry added that the Federal Government would continue to engage relevant partners and keep the public informed through appropriate official channels.
Meanwhile United States President Donald Trump said US forces conducted powerful and deadly strikes against Islamic State militants in the northwestern part of the country,
According to Trump, the strikes hit IS targets on Christmas day after he warned the group to stop killing Christians in the country.
The Department of Defense said multiple ISIS terrorists were killed in an attack conducted at the request of Nigerian authorities, but few details have been provided.
Edited by Favour Owonibi.