Is This A Video Of The U.S. Military Arriving In Nigeria?
Umoh Umoh
On November 29, 2025, popular Nigerian TV personality, Charlie Boy, posted a video on X, claiming that the U.S military is already in Nigeria. The 10 seconds video which shows purported U.S military personnel with name patch, ‘Holland’ in front Nigeria platform microphones, stating that the U.S military will take over the fight against Boko Haram from the Nigerian military. The X post caption reads, “Humm, dem done land? Na only terrorist una come kill, or na something else una want? My people waiting una think?”
When this report was published, the post had about 325,000 views and over 3,400 replies, reposts, quotes, likes and bookmarks. In the comment section, @aderotilu22 said “Let them take all after all we haven’t enjoyed anything since the independence. Not even social amenity,” while @pardox121 wrote “America is literally funding those terror groups. They’re not doing that for free, they’re definitely going to demand something from Nigeria later. Nothing is ever free, my guy.”
VERIFICATION
NV-A took screenshots of the video and subjected them to reverse Google image search and the results showed that the same video was uploaded on TikTok, on November 26, 2025, by ai_muna, known for AI generated contents. The video was also subjected to DeepwareAI for further analysis and the result shows it is AI-generated, as seen below.
Recent reporting shows that the United States Africa Command, AFRICOM, has drawn up three contingency plans for possible intervention in Nigeria, described as “light,” “medium,” and “heavy” options, and submitted them to the U.S. Pentagon.
The U.S. has publicly stated willingness to increase support to Nigeria’s counterterrorism efforts, including intelligence sharing, possibly logistical support or other assistance, especially after recent threats by U.S. leadership citing religious-freedom concerns.
According to the latest public records, the U.S. plans to remain at the “options” stage: nothing indicates Washington or its military has committed to replacing the Nigerian Army in the field. The designs are contingency plans subject to political/diplomatic approval and significant limitations. The Nigerian government has made clear that any foreign help must respect the country’s sovereignty and territorial integrity. Officials have rejected narratives that Nigeria has failed to act against insurgents, and emphasised that security, including counter-terrorism operations, remains Nigeria’s responsibility.
Meanwhile, the Nigerian Army continues to lead operations against Boko Haram. For example, in November 2025 troops of the 28 Task Force Brigade, Sector 4 under Operation Hadin Kai, OPHK, foiled a massive pre-dawn assault by Islamic State West Africa Province, ISWAP, and Boko Haram terrorists on Chibok, Borno State.
CONCLUSION
The video content claiming the U.S military will take over from the Nigerian military in the fight against Boko Haram is FALSE. DeepwareAI shows that the video is deepfake. Besides, Nigerian troops have been leading operations in the fight against insurgency in the country.
