Nigerian-American activist and publisher, Omoyele Sowore on Sunday, November 2, reacted to the recent designation of Nigeria as a Country of Particular Concern and the threat of a military invasion by the United States of America’s President, Donald Trump.
In a post made on X, Sowore warned that history has shown that the US decision to initiate military action over the alleged killing of Christians in some parts of Northern Nigeria is dangerous.
He said that the US president’s claim of planning to protect Nigerian Christians from Islamic terrorists operating in the Northern region of the country should not be celebrated by anyone.
Listing countries that have suffered from US military intervention, Sowore cautioned that US missions, rather than providing the promised stability, have over the years recorded an unpalatable history of leaving nations where they delivered such ‘aid’ unstable.
He said, “The latest threat by U.S. President Donald Trump @POTUS to launch military action in Nigeria, allegedly to protect Christians, may sound appealing to some. Still, history has shown this to be perilous.
“Whether you are Christian, Muslim, animist, or non-religious, no one should celebrate such rhetoric.
“The United States and its allies have a long record of military interventions that leave nations more unstable than before. They failed to secure peace in Afghanistan, Iraq, Libya, or Syria, and they won’t bring salvation to Nigeria through bombs or boots on the ground,” he wrote on X.
The publisher and activist further stated that what Nigeria as a nation currently needs is a legitimate and accountable leadership that visibly aims to protect every citizen and not a “foreign saviour”.
According to Sowore, such leadership when enshrined would uphold justice and end the cycles of corruption and violence that have left the nation broken.
Further mentioning the US President in his post, Sowore said, “@realDonaldTrump does not care about Nigerians not Christians, Muslims, or anyone else.
“Our deliverance will never come from abroad; it must come from within, through real leadership (not the Tinubus of this world) and national renewal,” he added.
