Human rights activist and former presidential candidate, Omoyele Sowore, has cautioned Nigerians against welcoming the recent threat by U.S. President Donald J. Trump to launch military action in Nigeria under the guise of protecting Christians.
In a statement shared on social media, Sowore described Trump’s remarks as dangerous and reminiscent of failed U.S. interventions in other parts of the world.
“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,” Sowore said.
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He warned that military interventions by the United States and its allies have often left nations in deeper chaos. “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 added.
Sowore argued that Nigeria’s challenges cannot be solved by external powers but by strong, accountable domestic leadership capable of addressing corruption, insecurity, and injustice.
“What Nigeria truly needs is not a foreign savior, but legitimate, accountable leadership, one that protects all citizens and ends the cycles of corruption and violence that have left the nation broken,” he stated.
He further criticized President Bola Ahmed Tinubu’s administration, saying that true national renewal would only come from within, through leadership rooted in justice and service to the people.
Sowore concluded that Trump’s concern was not genuine compassion for Nigerians, Christians, or Muslims, but part of a political narrative serving U.S. interests, emphasizing that “our deliverance will never come from abroad; it must come from within.”
