Nigeria's foreign minister announced that the country provided key intelligence to the United States ahead of recent airstrikes targeting jihadists in northwest Nigeria. The strikes, which took place on Christmas Day, were authorized after discussions between Nigerian and United States officials, including direct conversations between the foreign minister and the United States state secretary. President Bola Tinubu approved the operation, which is expected to be part of a broader, ongoing effort involving other nations. The foreign minister emphasized that Nigeria's counterterrorism efforts are not influenced by the religious identity of victims, focusing instead on combating all forms of terrorism.