Abuja, Nigeria – Security and Policy Analyst, Dr. Kabir Adamu, don blow trumpet say U.S. President Donald Trump’s latest gist no be joke. E dey threaten military action against Nigeria because of wetin dem call religious persecution. Dis matter dey hot as e don escalate, and Dr. Adamu say e no fit sit well for any international table.
Talk am true, during Trump first term, dem don even place Nigeria under ‘country of particular concern’. But as e no gree dem cancel am, Nazareth e go take eye dem do am again? Dr. Adamu express im shock say Trump fit dey threaten to attack any country without even allow am respond. E no be correct at all!
For Friday, Trump don designate Nigeria as ‘Country of Particular Concern’ because of wetin e label as ‘mass slaughter’ of Christians. Na as e talk for im social media say Christianity dey face serious threat for Nigeria. Dem don talk say thousands of Christians dey die, and Trump dey point finger at radical Islamists. My brother, when did we start carrying such heavy allegations without evidence?
By Saturday, na so Trump don up di ante again, say make di Department of War prepare for possible action. If dem no stop di attacks, im even threaten say e go suspend all American aid to Nigeria. Wetin dis world don turn to? Dem dey show us military might like say na football match!
Dr. Adamu don yan say all dis Trump matter dey political motivated rather than being factual. E say wetin dey play here na domestic politics. Trump dey try gather him supporters through Christianity talk everywhere—dis one fit resonate well with him base for inside America.
But wetin we even dey reason? For sure, na serious matter we dey face o! As Trump dey threaten us, e b like Nigeria need to stand gidi because if another country dey talk say dem fit attack us, na here we go dey sit down dey look? Dr. Adamu suggest say, make Nigeria dey take proactive steps to de-escalate di thing before e turn to wahala!
“Instead of sitting ducks, we need to mobilize and quickly fit respond,” e talk. E gree say coordination should be the order of the day, making sure say we no dey go back to an ‘extreme’ risk level as Trump don put us for serious wahala. Wetin we go do now no be to allow wahala kukuma enter ground.”
The presidency even drop hint say President Bola Tinubu dey prepare to meet with Trump too in coming days to yarn about di “Christian genocide” and other diplomatic gist wey dey ground. We no fit allow any kind diplomatic headache touch ground o!
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