On Christmas Day, Trump airstrikes in Nigeria jolted the world, as U.S. missiles struck targets inside Africa’s most populous nation. Officially, the operation was framed as a counterterrorism mission responding to rising violence. But beneath the headlines lies a far more complicated story, one that has split Nigerian opinion, raised hard questions about sovereignty, and exposed deeper failures in regional and global security. In this episode of The Breakdown, we examine why Trump authorized the strikes, why many Nigerians remain divided over them, and why foreign firepower alone cannot fix Nigeria’s long-running security crisis.
BY Malise Omoloye, 3:56pm December 30, 2025,
Trump Bombed Nigeria — Here’s What They’re Not Telling You
by Malise Omoloye, 3:56pm December 30, 2025,
