As e be, president Bola Ahmed Tinubu don throway face join matter wey plenty people dey ask wetin dey happen for our country. Na only him no show face since those U.S.-led airstrikes happen for Sokoto. E don make many Nigerian civil society groups vex, as dem dey shout say ‘Where una president dey?’

More than 80 organizations, including BudgIT and Amnesty International, don come together talk say e dey show leadership and security crisis for Nigeria when president no fit talk for national issues like this. Dem don dey wonder if na true say foreign military fit just carry body come enter our matter without us sabi wetin dey go down.

Dem dey vex say Nigeria as e be, na him be the Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces, but e no fit move shakara to protect our sovereignty. Dem don decry say no proper explanation don come from president, Service Chiefs or National Assembly about the airstrike wey happen on December 25. Na only Minister of Foreign Affairs, Ambassador Yusuf Tuggar, wey tell us say help don land from America, and that one no too sweet for the ears of many.

Adding salt to the injury, some people don dey shout say we no go allow foreign forces dey handle our internal security matter. Dem dey call for review of Nigeria’s National Counter Terrorism Strategy, talk say we need to check if this kind action dey align with wetin we dey plan for our security matter or we just dey shoot for the dark.

For the other side, Nigerian Army don confirm say dem don make big strides against terrorists after those strikes. Na so Army Public Relations Director, Colonel Appolonia Anele, yan say dem carry ground troops go strike terrorists for Sokoto forest, and the follow-up checks show say dem don destroy plenty terrorist base. But e no clear if dem truly hit any militant target.

Meanwhile, controversial Sheikh Ahmad Gumi don dey return fire say instead of eating bomb money, make American government fit build schools for the herders wey dey suffer. E talk say na ignorance be the real problem, not bombardment. But somebody like Shehu Sani don dey counter am, say anybody wey no kan support airstrike should go face the terrorists directly.

The Youth Party join this spicy matter with their own talk, dem dey support U.S. military action but caution say we no go frame am along religious lines. Dem say terror no know religion and wetin we suppose do be to handle am like national issue because e don affect everybody, no be only Christians or Muslims. Dem don call for serious investment in education, youth employment and social welfare to suppress the root causes of violence.

As we dey talk now, the Federal Government don dey reassure investors say economy still dey stable despite the airstrike wahala. Finance Minister Wale Edun don give guarantee say wetin happen no go disrupt our economic fundamentals. E talk say since Nigeria no dey at war, the action wey dem take na to protect innocent lives and strengthen our economy.

But make I tell you say, we fit see more drama as this matter dey unfold. Se we fit trust the leadership to protect us well if dem dey rely on foreign help? Na question we go still dey ask as we dey enter new year.