Sowore warns against U.S military intervention threat in Nigeria

Abdullateef Fowewe

Human rights activist Omoyele Sowore strongly condemned the recent threat by United States President Donald Trump to launch military action in Nigeria under the pretext of protecting Christians.

Writing on X, Sowore emphasised the dangers of such a move: “The latest threat by U.S. President Donald Trump @POTUS to launch military action in Nigeria, allegedly to protect Christians, may sound appealing to some. Still, history has shown this to be perilous.”

Sowore reminded the public that past U.S. military interventions in countries like Afghanistan, Iraq, Libya, and Syria failed to secure lasting peace, instead leaving nations more unstable.

He stressed that, “The United States and its allies have a long record of military interventions that leave nations more unstable than before. They won’t bring salvation to Nigeria through bombs or boots on the ground.”

Highlighting the real needs of Nigeria, he called for homegrown solutions stressing, “What Nigeria truly needs is not a foreign saviour, 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.”

Sowore concluded with a pointed critique of both foreign interference and local leadership.

“@realDonaldTrump 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. #RevolutionNow,” he concluded.