{"id":25754,"date":"2025-12-27T12:36:03","date_gmt":"2025-12-27T11:36:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.funminews.com\/?p=25754"},"modified":"2025-12-27T14:14:10","modified_gmt":"2025-12-27T13:14:10","slug":"fear-and-confusion-in-nigerian-village-hit-in-us-strike-as-locals-say-no-history-of-isis-in-area","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.funminews.com\/index.php\/2025\/12\/27\/fear-and-confusion-in-nigerian-village-hit-in-us-strike-as-locals-say-no-history-of-isis-in-area\/","title":{"rendered":"Fear and confusion in Nigerian village hit in US strike, as locals say no history of ISIS in area"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Fear and Confusion Grip Nigerian Village After U.S. Strike; Residents Deny ISIS Presence<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

KANO, Nigeria (FN) \u2014 Fear and confusion spread through a remote village in northern Nigeria after a U.S. military strike killed several people this week, with residents insisting the area has no history of Islamic State activity and demanding answers from both American and Nigerian authorities.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The strike, carried out late Tuesday, targeted what U.S. officials described as an \u201cISIS\u2011affiliated threat.\u201d But villagers in Gadar Bako, a farming community surrounded by millet fields and grazing land, said the victims were herders and traders with no ties to extremist groups.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cWe woke up to explosions and people running,\u201d said Musa Ibrahim, a shopkeeper who said two cousins were killed. \u201cThere are no ISIS fighters here. We don\u2019t understand why this happened.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Local leaders said the region has struggled with banditry and sporadic clashes between herders and farmers, but has never been linked to Islamic State West Africa Province, the ISIS\u2011aligned group active farther northeast.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Nigerian officials expressed frustration at the lack of information. A senior security official, who spoke on condition of anonymity because he was not authorized to comment publicly, said the government had requested clarification from Washington about the intelligence behind the strike.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cWe cannot have foreign forces operating in our territory without transparency,\u201d the official said. \u201cIf civilians were killed, this is a serious matter.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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A Nigerian police bomb squad inspects the site of the airstrike in Jabo
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Members of the international community also voiced concern. The European Union\u2019s delegation in Nigeria called for \u201ca thorough and credible investigation,\u201d saying civilian protection must remain a priority in counterterrorism operations. A spokesperson for the U.N. Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs said the incident underscored \u201cthe urgent need for safeguards to prevent harm to communities already living with insecurity.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Human rights groups echoed those concerns. \u201cMistaken strikes fuel resentment and undermine trust,\u201d said Aisha Danladi, a researcher with a Nigerian civil\u2011society organization. \u201cCommunities need protection, not more trauma.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

In Washington, U.S. Africa Command confirmed an operation in the region but provided few details, saying only that it was aimed at \u201cpreventing an imminent threat.\u201d It did not address reports of civilian casualties.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

As villagers buried the dead, many said they feared further attacks \u2014 not from militants, but from forces claiming to target them.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cWe are simple people,\u201d Ibrahim said. \u201cWe just want to live in peace.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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