The debris from United States (US) has smashed Kwara hotel. The hotel sustained damage and three of its workers were hospitalised, the owners of the hotel described debris was from a United States military strike struck on Christmas Day.
The owner of Solid Worth Hotel, located in Offa, roughly 800 kilometres from the site of the US-led operation in Sokoto State told the Agence France-Presse (AFP) that the unidentified object hit the premises “late evening past 10 pm” on December 25, 2025.
“Suddenly on Christmas Day, around late evening past 10 pm, a bomb missile allegedly shot by the US military, maybe it misrode and hit my hotel,” said Taofeek Bello, recounting the moment the debris struck.
“It landed inside the hotel building, caused a little bit of damage, injured three staff.”
Bello described the injuries sustained by his employees as severe. One staff member, he said, was rushed to a psychiatric hospital after what he termed a “traumatic” injury. Another suffered a serious head wound, while the third sustained injuries to the legs and lap; all three remain under medical care.
The impact occurred in an unoccupied room of the 22-room, two-star hotel before the debris fell outside, Bello said. Only two rooms were occupied at the time, and no guests were hurt.
Photographs shared with AFP appeared to show a missile component, possibly a warhead, being examined and collected by security forces.
Despite the hotel owner’s account of injuries, the Federal Government, through Daniel Bwala, spokesman for President Bola Tinubu, has maintained that there were “no casualties except the terrorist(s)” during the wider operation in northwest Nigeria.
Authorities had previously acknowledged that some debris from the airstrikes targeting militants fell in locations far from the intended targets, including “in Offa, Kwara State, near the premises of a hotel,” but insisted there were no reported civilian deaths.
The Kwara State Police Command told AFP that, as of now, “no details yet” had been confirmed and investigations into the incident are ongoing.
Nigeria’s Minister of Information and National Orientation, Mohammed Idris, has stated that the strikes “targeted ISIS elements attempting to penetrate Nigeria from the Sahel corridor” and that debris from munitions also fell in other areas, including Jabo in Sokoto State. He reiterated that no civilian casualties were recorded in either location.
The unexpected debris fallout comes in the wake of a joint United States and Nigerian military operation carried out on Christmas Day against militants linked to the Islamic State group in the Tangaza district of Sokoto State. Reports indicate that the strikes resulted in multiple insurgent casualties, according to sources in Abuja and Washington.
The incident highlights ongoing debates around transparency, civilian safety, and accountability in multinational counter-terror operations, particularly when remnants or fragments from precision munitions land far beyond primary target areas.
