Human rights activist, Omoyele Sowore, has criticised United States President, Donald Trump over his recent threat to launch military action in Nigeria, allegedly to protect Christians in the country.
In a post shared on X on Sunday, Sowore warned Nigerians not to celebrate such rhetoric, saying foreign intervention has never brought peace to any nation.
“The latest threat by U.S. President Donald 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 wrote.
He urged Nigerians regardless of religion to reject the idea of foreign interference, stressing that America’s past military interventions had only worsened the countries involved.
“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 said.
According to Sowore, what Nigeria needs is not help from abroad but genuine leadership that can protect citizens and build a just society.
“What Nigeria truly needs is not a foreign savior, 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 added.
Sowore also took a swipe at the political class, saying real change would not come from leaders like President Bola Tinubu.
“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 Tinubus of this world and national renewal,” he said.
