US-Nigeria Strikes: Secularism Masquerading as Counterterrorism
VaticanNews portal reports on December 27, 2025, that the United States conducted airstrikes against Islamic State-linked militants in Nigeria’s Sokoto state, with Nigerian President Bola Tinubu’s approval. The article frames this as an expansion of counterterrorism efforts against the Lakurawa faction, quoting former US President Donald Trump’s characterization of the operation as combating “Radical Islamic Terrorism” targeting Christians. While acknowledging years of jihadist violence in Nigeria, the report reduces complex religious conflict to geopolitical maneuvering, exemplifying the conciliar sect’s embrace of secular solutions to spiritual crises.





