Nigeria urges civilians to avoid debris from US-backed strikes on Islamists

FILE PHOTO: Residents inspect the damage after U.S. forces had launched a strike against Islamic State militants in Nigeria at the request of Nigeria's government, as U.S. President Donald Trump announced on Truth Social on December 25, in Offa, Kwara State, Nigeria, December 26, 2025. REUTERS/Abdullahi Dare Akogun/File Photo

ABUJA, ‌Jan 2 (Reuters) - Nigeria's military urged ‌civilians in the country's northwest on Friday ‌not to keep or tamper with unexploded ordnance found at sites targeted in recent U.S.-backed airstrikes.

The ‍alert follows online footage ‍showing locals scavenging ‌debris and unexploded ordnance at strike sites in ‍Sokoto ​state, sparking fears of deadly blasts.