Nigeria’s First Lady, Senator Oluremi Tinubu, has publicly praised the recent U.S. military strikes in northern Nigeria, referring to them as a “blessing” and expressing hope for further such interventions.
Speaking in an interview with Fox News on Friday during her visit to the United States, Mrs. Tinubu welcomed the Christmas Day airstrikes ordered by President Donald Trump against terrorist targets in the Sokoto region.
“Nigeria is looking forward to collaboration… We are expecting that there will be more,” she stated. When asked specifically about the U.S. operations, she added, “It was quite a blessing.”
Her comments followed her attendance at the National Prayer Breakfast in Washington, D.C., where she was acknowledged by the former U.S. president.
The statement comes against a backdrop of heightened military cooperation between the two nations. In late December, President Trump announced the first kinetic U.S. military action in Nigeria, describing the strikes as a “gift” and part of America’s commitment to fighting terrorism abroad.
Trump had previously warned that such actions would continue if attacks on Christians in the region persisted. “If they continue to kill Christians, it will be a many-time strike,” he stated in January.
This development follows reports earlier in the year that the Nigerian government engaged lobbyists in Washington to improve its image after Trump previously criticized the nation’s leadership.
Mrs. Tinubu’s remarks underscore a significant moment in U.S.-Nigeria security relations, highlighting an endorsement from Nigeria’s leadership of foreign military involvement on its soil.
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