Nigeria’s Deputy Senate President, Barau Jibrin, has has asked US President Donald Trump to apologise to Nigeria over his remarks on the country.
This was as he blasted Trump for labelling Nigeria “a disgraced country,” describing the statement as offensive and undiplomatic.
Recall that Trump had earlier designated Nigeria as “a Country of Particular Concern” over alleged killings of Christians in the country.
Trump also threatened to invade Nigeria with US military if the Nigerian government “continues to allow the killing of Christians.”
Jibrin, while reacting in a viral video on Friday, condemned the threat, saying it violated diplomatic norms and international law.
“But for now, for the president of the United States to come in and say, ‘Oh, you are doing this and we are going to attack you, and Nigeria is a disgraced country’ — this is quite unacceptable.
“We feel that he should understand, then retract that statement and apologise to Nigeria,” he said.
According to him, Trump’s remarks were inconsistent with the values America claims to uphold, insisting that no foreign leader had the right to issue military threats without due process.
