BREAKING: Offa Residents Flee In Fear As Suspected Drone Bomb Levels Homes After Trump Announces U.S. ISIS Strikes

Ilorin,  Kwara State- Residents of Offa, a commercial town in Kwara State, were gripped by fear late Thursday night after loud explosions rocked several neighbourhoods, destroying residential buildings and shops barely hours after former United States President Donald Trump announced U.S. airstrikes against ISIS targets in parts of Nigeria.

The explosions, which occurred around midnight, sent residents running out of their homes in panic, with eyewitnesses reporting that debris appeared to fall from the sky, raising suspicions of a drone-delivered bomb.

A video obtained by Afrika Eyes  shows what residents believe to be fragments of a drone bomb dropping moments after a powerful blast.

The footage also captures damaged buildings, scattered rubble, and distressed residents calling on the Kwara State Government and security agencies to urgently inintervene.

Afrika Eyes gathered that no fewer than five houses and several shops were destroyed in the incident, with multiple structures severely damaged across affected areas of the town.

Many residents questioned why Offa, widely regarded as a peaceful community, would be hit by such an attack.

“Why would they launch a bomb here?” one visibly shaken resident asked. Another added, “We saw the remnants of the drone after it destroyed a house.”

A member of the local vigilante group who visited the scene confirmed the explosions, stating that the first blast occurred shortly after midnight.

“I got there after 12 a.m. I called the Balogun, and he came immediately,” he said. “We went to a hotel where one of the explosions occurred, but I won’t mention the hotel’s name. The building was damaged. Another explosion happened around the prayer ground near Ijagbo in Offa.”

According to him, several houses, storey buildings, and other structures were affected by the blasts.

“We thank God that no lives were lost,” he added.

As of the time of filing this report, neither the Kwara State Government nor security agencies had issued an official statement on the incident.

It also remains unclear whether Offa was mistakenly affected by the reported U.S. airstrikes announced by Trump or whether the explosions were caused by an unrelated security incident.