Former Kaduna Central senator and human rights activist, Shehu Sani, voiced his strong opposition to United States President Donald Trump’s threat of military intervention in Nigeria, which was conditioned on stopping the alleged genocide against Christians in the country.
Sani’s reaction, posted on X on Monday, specifically addressed Trump’s statement on Truth Social that the U.S. “may very well go into that now disgraced country, ‘guns-a-blazing,’ to completely wipe out the Islamic terrorists.”
The former senator based his condemnation on a rejection of the phrase “now disgraced country” and an appeal to national pride, arguing that future generations will question leaders about their stances on urgent matters, stating, “Someday we will all be gone. The future generations, including our children and grandchildren, will read about all that we posted and ask questions about where we stood on the urgent and controversial matters in this moment of our lifetime.”
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He went on to declare his desire for historical record, writing, “I want history to record me among those who outrightly opposed, reject and unreservedly condemn any act of Mr Trump’s foreign military aggression against my country under any guise, disguise or excuse.”
Sani vigorously defended Nigeria’s honour, asserting that “My country is not a ‘disgraced country’ and will never be a ‘disgraced country.’”
He linked this rejection to patriotism, noting, “Anyone who is proud of his mother, who gave birth to him after months of labour in his ancestral land, will not accept his land being called ‘disgraced’.”
He contrasted Nigeria’s history with that of other nations, saying, “We are not a nation that has ever colonised, enslaved or invaded any country or countries and dropped bombs and killed millions of people and plundered their resources. Without such a record against other countries, we can’t be called ‘disgraced’.”
While acknowledging that Nigeria “has been facing security challenges in the last 16 years,” Sani clarified that the nation would “welcome any support and assistance to our security forces that will help in crushing and annihilating terrorists in our country.”
He simultaneously urged the Nigerian government to “step up efforts to protect the lives of our people and secure our country, which is the only country we can live without a visa or request for a visa,” and concluded by stressing, “As a democrat, I respect but will never share the opinion of those who think otherwise, and want history to register them as supporters of foreign aggression.”
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