Sowore Tells Nigerians To Reject Trump’s Planned Military Intervention In Nigeria
HUMAN rights activist and presidential candidate of the African Action Congress (AAC), Omoyele Sowore, has cautioned Nigerians against supporting the recent threat by President Donald J. Trump of the United States of America to launch military action in Nigeria.
Sowore, in a statement issued on Saturday, described Trump’s comments as “dangerous and deceptive rhetoric”, warning that such foreign interventions have historically left nations in ruins rather than rescuing them.
According to him, “The latest threat by U.S. President Donald J. Trump to launch military action in Nigeria, allegedly to protect Christians, may sound appealing to some. Still, history has shown this to be perilous.”
He urged Nigerians—regardless of tribe or faith—to unite in rejecting any form of foreign military interference. “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.”
Sowore maintained that Nigeria’s problems could not be solved by outsiders but through home-grown leadership that values accountability and justice. “What Nigeria truly needs is not a foreign saviour, but legitimate, accountable leadership, one that protects all citizens, upholds justice, and ends the cycles of corruption and violence that have left the nation broken.”
He further dismissed President Trump’s supposed concern for Nigerian Christians, accusing him of pursuing political self-interest rather than humanitarian motives. “Donald Trump 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 Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubus of this world) and national renewal.”
The activist concluded by calling on all ethnic groups—the Igbos, Yorubas, and others—to resist any attempt to turn Nigeria into a battleground for foreign powers under the guise of protection or peacekeeping.
