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Nigerian forces. Last Christmas, US forces launched [air strikes on ISIL-affiliated fighters](/video/quotable/2025/12/26/us-air-strikes-in-nigeria-very-much-welcome-although-late) in northwestern
Nigerian armed forces; the lucrative economy of violence that sustains their funding and manpower; and the Nigerian
Nigerian mission  that killed as many as 200 people, many of them civilians. The hit on Jilli market on the border
Nigerian national, abducted Laurys from his mother, Claire N'Djosse, in France and took him to the African country via the UK. The news of Adeyeye's release comes after a former asylum seeker
Nigerian industrialist Aliko Dangote, was in attendance, as were executives from leading French firms TotalEnergies and Orange. The French shipping group CMA CGM committed an investment of 700 million euros ($8.2m) to modernise
Nigerian government has said that while it wants to do more to protect civilians from ISIL and al-Qaeda affiliated groups, [people of all faiths](/news/2025/11/2/nigeria-welcomes-us-assistance-to-fight-terrorism-after-trumps-threats) have been killed in attacks, including Muslims and traditional
Nigerian army. An army statement described him as a “key” operational and strategic figure who provided guidance to ISIL entities outside Nigeria on media operations, economic warfare and weapons manufacturing. “His death removes a critical
Nigerians have refused to confront this uncomfortable reality and have opted instead to embrace conspiracy theories suggesting that the resurgence is somehow tied to renewed American involvement in Nigeria’s counterterrorism efforts