Palmgrove, Lagos, Nigeria – As e be say na wah for Nigeria, Trump don enter the matter wey dey cause serious buzz. Last Friday, as him dey chill for Air Force One, dem run one tori for Fox News wey show how Islamic groups dey target Christians inside Nigeria. Na there Trump eye don red, and him start to look for how e go fit flex American military muscle for the matter.
Fast forward to when him land for West Palm Beach, Florida, our paddy dey jump on Truth Social, claim say Christianity dey face serious wahala for Nigeria. Him talk say thousands of Christians dey die, and na radical Islamists dey behind the killings. Wetin make am drop this kind ginger? Dem say him just dey try follow up the matter as him don dey track am for some time
Na so Trump come dey drop hint say he go declare Nigeria as one ‘Country of Particular Concern’ under the International Religious Freedom Act. Chai! Abeg, who sabi wetin that one mean? But you know say Trump and him team don dey look for way to put pressure on Nigeria make dem sabi say American eyes dey watch dem. So, he call on him Secretary of Defense to prepare for possible military action to protect the Christian folks wey dey suffer for the hand of terrorists. Na wah o!
We no fit forget the history dose sufferings. Trump and him crew don don dey raise this alarm for years. Even some top GOP people like Sen. Ted Cruz don dey join body, shouting say Nigeria government no dey do enough to secure the Christians. But make we clear am, both Christians and Muslims don dey face wahala from radical groups like Boko Haram, so how e be for ground?
Nigerian government don talk say dem shocked about Trump’s military formation and dem deny say dem no dey protect their citizens. Bayo Onanuga, presidential spokesperson, just dey wonder say na wetin Trump dey do with that e military talk. ”We no need American troops, we dey handle our own wahala like adults,” e added. Dey still dey shock about the military threats wey Trump drop, but the guy persist. Him dey threaten to delete US aid if dem no act fast to stop the killings. Now dem dey watch how the game go play out.
For the Republican side, Trump dey look for way to position himself as the savior of Christians, ‘abi na for votes?’ Many observers dey talk say steady hand dey need for Nigeria matter, not just blunt military action. Make we nor forget say trump don miss the point; the killings wey dey happen dey affect both Christians and Muslims, and if e just dey push only one side, e fit make matters worse.
As e stand, wahala plenty. Trump dey plan military options, but the whole of Africa dey sit down dey watch waiting dem go do and hope say President Bola Tinubu go handle everything with sense.
But make we face reality, if US military intervene without solid ground plan, the wahala fit turn serious, and many Nigerians go no feel am well. We dey need peace, not more chaos. E safe to say, plenty hot air dey around this issue, and e fit be say na just talk o. As Trump dey pose for the media, the real people for the ground dey suffer the consequences of this ongoing troubles.
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