Makochi Okafor

Authorities in Tangasa local government area confirmed to me that strikes were carried out and it did impact on Lakorwa militant camps.

Now, Lakorwa is a growing Islamist militant group that has been seen to carry out attacks in parts of Sokoto.

Kirby, and even Nije.

Now, Sokoto, which is where I am at the moment, shares borders with Nije, and this is in the northwest part of Nigeria.

Now, the local community, which is the chairman of the local government, did tell me that the strikes did impact on these fighters.

He also confirmed that police and military at the time couldn't access the area because after the huge blast, they were raging fire.

that followed the strike.

And he did say that even the Border Patrol police in the Nisei side confirmed that they saw some black railway fighters running off and trying to escape the scene that followed this blast.

A couple of people said they feel like they welcome this because this part of the country, which is the northern part of the country, even the northwest and even the northeast, which is a little bit farther away from here,

for many years have seen different armed groups and jihadist groups terrorizing communities.

So especially people in Tangasa, while they were shocked by this, some of them said they feel a bit relieved that perhaps this could bring some calm to the attacks that they face here.