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U.S. surveillance flights over Nigeria aim to track militants and locate a kidnapped pilot amid rising tensions and regional instability.
The U.S. has conducted nearly daily surveillance flights over Nigeria since late November using a Gulfstream V aircraft operated by Tenax Aerospace, based in Accra, Ghana.
The missions, linked to heightened tensions after former President Donald Trump threatened military intervention over violence against Christians and a U.S. pilot’s kidnapping in Niger, aim to track militant groups like Boko Haram and ISWAP and support efforts to locate the missing pilot.
The flights mark a revival of U.S. intelligence operations in West Africa following the closure of a military base in Niger and increased Russian influence.
While the U.S. and Nigeria confirmed productive security talks, the Pentagon declined to comment on intelligence activities.
Nigeria denies systemic anti-Christian persecution, stating armed groups target all communities, and has declared a security emergency amid escalating violence, including mass abductions.
Los vuelos de vigilancia de EE.UU. sobre Nigeria tienen como objetivo rastrear a los militantes y localizar a un piloto secuestrado en medio de crecientes tensiones e inestabilidad regional.