The Nigerian Federal Government (FG), through the Ministry of Defence, has officially confirmed that the United States military conducted a strike targeting ISIS terrorists in Northwest Nigeria.

Some security analysts and citizens see it as a positive step, acknowledging that Nigeria needs all the help it can get to battle deeply entrenched terrorist groups

Others have expressed concern about the implications for national sovereignty and the potential for foreign military footprint on Nigerian soil. Questions have been raised in the media and by civil society organizations about the transparency of the operation and the legal framework that permitted it.