Overview
- The 42‑second video circulating on social media as supposed proof of U.S. missile damage actually shows the Dec. 24 fire at the Great Nigeria Insurance House on Lagos Island.
- Lagos State Fire and Rescue Service said the 25‑storey building blaze was brought under control, the origin remains undetermined, and the fire spread from the fifth floor to five nearby structures including the former central mosque.
- U.S. strikes were carried out on Dec. 25 against Islamic State‑linked positions in Bauni forest, Sokoto State, with additional targets in Kwara, following Nigerian intelligence support and participation by its armed forces.
- President Donald Trump said the United States conducted multiple lethal strikes on Christmas, AFRICOM stated they occurred at Nigeria’s request and killed several Islamic State militants, and Nigeria publicly confirmed the cooperation.
- Officials have not released an authoritative casualty or damage toll from the Dec. 25 strikes, and Lagos was not a target.