Omo, wahala don dey brew for Nigeria as President Trump don drop bombshell talk say if dem continue to kill Christians for Nigeria, e fit order more airstrikes. How di matter take reach dis level? Make we yarn.
For one interview wey dem do for New York Times, Trump dey vex say dem carry out strikes for Christmas Day wey hit some Islamist militants for Sokoto state. E even talk say if dem no stop di killings, e go turn dis one-time strike to steady action. E no dey joke.
Nigeria government no take dis matter lightly o. Dem don already reject Trump talk say dem no dey protect Christians, argue say na everybody dey suffer, Muslims and Christians alike. Alkasim Abdulkadir, wey be Nigeria foreign minister, don come out boldly talk say dem go continue to protect all citizens without discrimination.
As e dey stand, una go hear say Nigeria get population wey pass 230 million, and e divide almost evenly between Christians for di south and Muslims for di north. But di wahala no just dey end for religion matter alone. Na 15 years of insurgency wey Boko Haram and dem people dey bring for northeast don scatter plenty villages.
Back to di airstrike matter, di US don confirm say di strike wey happen December 25 dey targeted some ISIS camps for Sokoto. Na wah, dem claim say dem kill plenty bad guys, but dem never confirm di actual casualties. Wetin we sabi be say, killing no dey chook any side, both Muslims and Christians dey suffer for dis wahala.
Dis kind military action dey bring some upor between Nigerian government and di US. Nigerian Foreign Minister, Yusuf Tuggar, don insist say di attack wey dem do na joint operation and no get anything to do with religion. E talk say Government go keep dey work with partners wey respect Nigeria’s sovereignty.
Trump no just dey stop talk, e dey push for di narrative say Christians na di main targets. But some human rights activists don call amut say dis talk dey oversimplify di matter, as both Muslims and Christians don dey face terror attacks wey dey displace dem.
Dem fit say na Lukawe wey be one terrorist group wey dey cause trouble for di north, but di situation dey very complex. Analysts dey argue say dis airstrike fit do some good in di short run, but di wahala wey dey ground go require more than just bomb.
So wetin e mean for ordinary Nigerian? Dis one na wake-up call say everybody dey parry for di same environment. Nigeria need soldier wey fit protect di full citizens regardless of religion, and also there must be a better partnership between di US and Nigeria wey no dey go against wetin dem hold sacred.
As we dey watch how dis matter dey unfold, make we always dey remember say di fight against terrorism no dey get religion; na life we dey talk about here. Na so di matter be!
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