Living in Fear of Lakurawa: The Militant Group Targeted by US Strikes in Nigeria

On Christmas Day, buildings in Nukuru village suffered significant damage as missiles struck approximately 10 kilometers away, igniting fear across the region. For years, residents of north-western Nigeria’s arid savannah plains and highlands have lived under the shadow of militant threats, a fear now intensified by recent US airstrikes targeting Islamist militants in the area. […]