IBSI OFFICIAL STATEMENT ON U.S. MISSILE STRIKES IN NIGERIA
On Wednesday, December 25th, 2025, the United States government, in coordination with the Nigerian government, conducted airstrikes on what they called terrorist targets in Northwest Nigeria. As of the time of this statement, it is unclear if there are any casualties as a result of the US attacks. In fact, multiple reports from various news sources state that the missile strikes hit open areas where there were no terrorists present.
Decades before the existence of IBSI, Founder Dumisani Washington advocated for Christians in Sudan and other parts of Africa who were, and still are, being persecuted by Islamic jihadists. Neither Dumisani nor IBSI has ever sought US military intervention in Africa. What both Dumisani and IBSI have done is encourage the US government to condemn and even sanction African governments and officials who are engaging in religious persecution. Further, IBSI has condemned the US government's role in funding jihadist groups such as Boko Haram, al Qaeda, al Shabaab, ISIS, and many more. IBSI has also underscored the role that US Africa Command (AFRICOM) may very well have played in further increasing terrorist activity in Africa since its creation in 2007. According to former AFRICOM Commander General Michael Langley, 43% of global terrorist attacks happen on the African continent – the highest in the world. In 2007, when AFRICOM was formed, that figure was 2%.
Finally, it has been widely reported since 2015 that Nigeria’s military and police are heavily infiltrated by jihadists or those sympathetic to jihadist groups like Boko Haram and the Fulani herdsmen. If these reports are true, it is unwise for the US government to coordinate attacks with the Nigerian government, as they will likely mirror the faux US attacks on ISIS in Syria.
IBSI calls on the Trump administration to demonstrate moral consistency and leadership by refusing to support any government that persecutes Christians, by ending all US taxpayer funds to terrorist organizations, and by using all diplomatic and economic tools at its disposal to achieve the goal of religious freedom.
Glad you brought all of this up. I was happy to see that the US attacked, but your analysis makes sense. It is disturbing that it might be just a hollow gesture.
I'm still hoping that we have done some good.
Interesting perspective. The US has a long history of being played for fools. I hope this is not currently the case, but I have no basis on which to form an opinion.