Human rights activist and former presidential candidate Omoyele Sowore has warned Nigerians not to welcome the prospect of United States military intervention, saying such action would likely fuel greater instability rather than bring peace.
In a Facebook post on Sunday, Sowore said United States President Donald Trump’s threat to launch military action in Nigeria to protect Christians may sound attractive to some, but history shows foreign interventions more often bring destruction than security.
He urged people of all faiths and none — Christians, Muslims, animists and the non-religious to reject such rhetoric, noting that past US interventions in Afghanistan, Iraq, Libya and Syria left those countries more unstable.
Sowore argued that Nigeria does not need an external rescue but accountable leadership that protects all citizens, upholds justice and breaks the cycles of corruption and violence responsible for the nation’s decay.
He added that Trump’s actions are not motivated by genuine concern for Nigerians or their faiths, and insisted that the country’s redemption must come from within through true leadership and national renewal.
“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 wrote. “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.
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“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.
“@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 Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu’s of this world) and national renewal.”