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Nigeria signals more strikes likely in 'joint' US operations

Minister of Foreign Affairs of Nigeria Yusuf Tuggar speaks during a press conference with US Secretary of State Antony Blinken (unseen) at the Presidential Villa in Abuja on January 23, 2024. [AFP]

Nigeria on Friday signalled that more strikes against jihadist groups were expected after a Christmas Day bombardment by US forces against militants in the north of the country, which it said was a joint operation with its military.

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