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END of the road may have come a full circle for terrorists operating in Africa’s most populous black nation, as the United States Department of War under Pete Hegseth, Secretary of War permitted the U.S Air Force SPY PLANE, Drone RQ-4B Global Hawk to secretly enter Nigeria’s Airspace two days ago, on Saturday, November 29, 2025 under the cover of darkness, conducts reconnaissance on the activities of Islamic State of West Africa Province, ISWAP, and Jama’at Ahl al-Sunna li al-Da’wa wa al-Jihad, Boko Haram hideouts in Borno State, North-East geopolitical zone.
The U.S. fighting spy plane, drone successfully entered and exited the Nigeria’s airspace three times within 24 hours without a trace.
It took pictures, videos of militants’ huts and lifestyle, recorded audios and conversations of any moving live object inside the forest, while a 24/7 round-the-clock surveillance is now activated.
For the records, Nigeria-U. S. Security signed agreement in Washington DC authorizes direct airstrike from unmanned airplane in Ghana’s clandestine operational base under AFRICOM HQ supervision, with another secret launchpad in Nigeria to wipe out the terrorists.
Standard Newspaper Inc USA reporters can assuredly say that based on reliable sources in The WHITE House and Department of War in Washington DC, a major part of the plan is to have undercover agents infiltrate bandits’ abode, and extend tracking to all hot spots, troubled regions around the country.
To ensure a smooth, independent AFRICOM for a flawless operation, the U.S. Senate confirmed Lt. Gen. Dagvin Anderson as the new commander purposely to enhance the U.S. military’s ability to address threats and opportunities on the African continent and signaling the formal separation of AFRICOM from U.S. Army Europe and Africa (USAREUR-AF).
This change is intended to increase U.S. responsiveness and cooperation in Africa amid increasing geopolitical competition from Russia and China. Lt. Gen. Dagvin Anderson is the new commander, the first Air Force officer to lead AFRICOM.
AFRICOM will no longer be a subordinate command to USAREUR-AF, operating instead as an independent combatant command.
Corroborating this important view, Brant Phillip, a top security expert, tracker, and a jihadi expert with special focus on the Sahel reportedly said: “I can confirm that the United States has begun conducting operations inside Nigeria as part of an agreement with the Nigerian government aimed at tackling escalating terrorism. The U.S. Department of War is already conducting reconnaissance in western Nigeria from their base in Ghana, without (any public) permission announced by the Nigerian government, possible agreements being signed behind closed doors,” being part of an agreement with the Nigerian government aimed at ending terrorism.
Phillip stated on Saturday that a United States aircraft carried out an operation in Borno State, noting that the aircraft took off from Accra, Ghana.
“Confirming my earlier reports, a manned US ISR aircraft was conducting reconnaissance earlier today over ISWAP territory in southwestern Lake Chad, Borno State, northeast Nigeria, it originally took off from Accra, Ghana and is currently on its way back,” he wrote on X.
Earlier on Thursday, Brant had stated, “The US Department of War is already conducting reconnaissance operations in western Nigeria from their base in Ghana, without (any public) permission announced by the Nigerian government, possible agreements being signed behind closed doors.”
He further added, “According to a private source familiar with the military deal between the US and Nigeria, the US will be allowed to conduct UAV airstrikes against terrorist targets inside Nigeria, the scope only include unmanned aircrafts (UAVs), not fighter jets or bombers.
“The American counterpart will mainly fill the ISR gaps of the Nigerian army with manned and/or unmanned aircrafts and will likely (still unconfirmed) use the Kainji Air Base in Niger State as a launchpad.”
On Sunday afternoon, he wrote again that the United States ISR aircraft had returned to spy over ISWAP’s Mantiqah Krinwa.
“The US Air Force ISR aircraft returned for the third day in a row to spy over ISWAP’s “Mantiqah Krinwa” in Borno state on the fringes of Lake Chad, northeast Nigeria, the aircraft is currently circling over the area and took off from Accra, Ghana, as usual,” he said.
Reacting to his posts, former presidential aide Bashir Ahmad condemned the disclosures and accused Brant of revealing sensitive information to ISWAP.
“Stop exposing this vital information to ISWAP please,” he wrote on Saturday.
*Background:
Following the designation of Nigeria as a “Country of Particular Concern” by Donald Trump over alleged genocide against Christians, the Nigerian government rejected the label and subsequently sent a delegation to the US.
In a publication on its war website, the United States provided details of the meeting.
The statement was issued by the Assistant to the Secretary of War for Public Affairs and Senior Advisor, Sean Parnell.
“On Nov. 20, Secretary of War Pete Hegseth welcomed a delegation of security leaders from the Federal Republic of Nigeria led by their National Security Advisor, Mr. Mallam Nuhu Ribadu, to the Pentagon,” the statement said.
“Both leaders discussed ways to make tangible progress on stopping violence against Christians in Nigeria and combatting West African jihadist terrorist groups.”
“Secretary Hegseth emphasized the need for Nigeria to demonstrate commitment and take both urgent and enduring action to stop violence against Christians and conveyed the Department’s desire to work by, with, and through Nigeria to deter and degrade terrorists that threaten the United States,” it added.
Members of the Nigerian delegation included Mr. Ribadu; Minister of State for Foreign Affairs, Bianca Ojukwu; Inspector-General of Police, Kayode Egbetokun; Attorney-General of the Federation, Lateef Fagbemi (SAN); Chief of Defence Staff, Lt. Gen. Olufemi Oluyede; Chief of Defence Intelligence, Lt. Gen. E.A.P. Undiendeye; Special Adviser to the NSA, Idayat Hassan; Director of Foreign Relations, ONSA, Ibrahim Babani; Acting Chargé d’Affaires, Embassy of Nigeria, Nuru Biu; and the head of the Political and Economic Section, Embassy of Nigeria, Paul Alabi.
Before the meeting, the US President had threatened to carry out a military operation in Nigeria to wipe out those he described as “Islamic terrorists”.
As of the time of this report, aside from Brant’s posts, neither the Nigerian government nor the United States had issued any official statement confirming a US military operation on Nigerian soil.
Trump’s threat of military action has been widely rejected by the Nigerian Presidency and has sparked controversy across the country.
Kidnapping for ransom, killings, and banditry continue to occur daily, leaving Nigerians to grapple with the widespread insecurity.
The current U.S. Africa Command (AFRICOM) headquarters is in Stuttgart, Germany, at Kelley Barracks. However, there is a current effort to establish an independent command and move the headquarters to Africa, with Morocco being a strong candidate being
This location was chosen partly because of its same time zone as many African nations, which facilitates communication, and its access for air travel.
