Security and jihad tracker Brant Philip don claim say United States don begin carry out intelligence and reconnaissance operations inside Nigeria as part of one military arrangement wey dem allegedly get with Nigerian government to fight rising terrorism.
For him posts on Saturday, Philip talk say one US manned ISR aircraft fly enter Borno State to monitor ISWAP territory for Lake Chad area. According to am, di plane take off from Accra, Ghana before e enter Nigeria airspace.
He write:
“Confirming my earlier reports, one manned US ISR aircraft dey do reconnaissance today over ISWAP area for Borno. E take off from Accra and don dey return.”
On Thursday, Philip first talk say US Department of War don already begin recon operations for western Nigeria from Ghana without any official announcement from Nigerian government. He suggest say dem fit sign one secret agreement behind closed doors.
According to one private source wey Philip quote, di US go get permission to carry out UAV airstrikes on terrorist targets inside Nigeria — but na only unmanned aircraft go dey involved, no fighter jets or big bombers.
Di US, according to am, go help fill intelligence gap for Nigerian Army using manned and unmanned aircraft, and fit (still unconfirmed) use Kainji Air Base for Niger State as launchpad.
On Sunday afternoon again, Philip give update say di US spy plane don return for third day straight.
“Di US ISR aircraft don come back again today to spy over ISWAP Mantiqah Krinwa for Borno. As usual, e take off from Accra,” he talk.
Former presidential aide Bashir Ahmad no happy with all these revelations. He vex tell am:
“Stop exposing this vital information to ISWAP, abeg.”
All dis tori dey happen as Nigeria relationship with US over security matter dey shaky. After Donald Trump label Nigeria “Country of Particular Concern” over alleged attack on Christians, Nigeria deny am and later send big delegation go US for November meeting.
For Pentagon meeting, US Secretary of War Pete Hegseth and Nigeria NSA Nuhu Ribadu discuss how to stop violence against Christians and how to tackle jihadist groups for West Africa. US talk say Nigeria must take serious and urgent action.
Nigeria delegation include Inspector-General of Police Kayode Egbetokun, AGF Lateef Fagbemi (SAN), Chief of Defence Staff Lt. Gen. Olufemi Oluyede and others.
Up till now, Nigerian government and US never release any official statement to confirm whether US spy planes actually dey operate inside Nigeria. Na only Brant Philip posts dey circulate.
Meanwhile, insecurity still dey worsen — kidnappings, killings, terrorism and bandit raids dey happen daily across Nigeria.
