A former director-general of the Federal Radio Corporation of Nigeria (FRCN), Ladan Salihu, has faulted the United States airstrike on Christmas night in Jabo village, Sokoto state, saying it missed its intended target and lacked precision.
Naijaonpoint recalls that the United States, on December 25, launched multiple airstrikes on ISIS terrorists in the north-western Nigerian state of Sokoto.
Reacting to the development, Salihu, in a post on X, said he spoke directly with Sokoto state assembly member, Bashar Isah Jabo, who visited the site shortly after the strikes.
According to the lawmaker, the missiles landed in an empty plain field approximately 300 metres from a local hospital, resulting in no casualties or fatalities.
Salihu questioned whether the strike was aimed at known terrorist figures like those in the north-east or was intended to grab a headline or send an inexplicable message.
He also urged the Defence Headquarters to investigate the operation and provide a detailed status report to the public.
He wrote, “I just spoke with Hon Sarkin Yaki Jabo, Member Sokoto State Assembly, who visited Jabo after the strike at 10:30pm last night. The US strike in Jabo near Tambuwal wasn’t a precision strike. No casualties. Missiles landed in a plain field 300metres away from a Local Hospital.
“I am in support of all collaborative efforts to fight terrorists. In 2025 Jabo did not record a single case of terror or ISWAP activity. Not even farmer/herder clash. I expect the attack to hit Turji and other known terrorist masterminds in the North East.
“Villagers reported fragments of the missiles near a huge crater. No fatality nor casualty. Was it an attack to grab a Headline or to send an inexplicable message?
“Defence Headquarters must investigate this and furnish Nigerians with a Status Report on the operation. Thank God the missiles did not hit the hospital or homes of innocent Jabo Villagers.”