Day 4 of United States 🇺🇸 Air Force ISR operations over Oyo State, with surveillance activity concentrated on areas bordering Ilorin, Kwara State, Nigeria 🇳🇬.
👀 Day 4. Same area. Same mission set of persistent ISR coverage over the Oyo–Kwara axis point to a sustained intelligence requirement. Whatever is being monitored, it has clearly remained a priority.
Day 3 of U.S. Air Force ISR operations over Southwestern Nigeria.
This time, the operation has extended beyond Oyo State into Ilorin, Kwara State, in Nigeria’s North Central region.
Security dynamics in Kwara have deteriorated significantly, with a sharp rise in terrorist, jihadist, and bandit-related violence spilling over from the Northwest and Northeast. Groups such as Lakurawa (IS-linked), Boko Haram factions, Mahmuda, and possible JNIM (Al-Qaeda-linked) elements are now active in the area.
It is therefore no surprise that the region has become a major hotspot for American surveillance.