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Activist Omoyele Sowore has reacted to the reports of “precision hits on terrorist targets in Nigeria by air strikes” carried out by United States military last evening.
Recall that Nigerian government, through the Ministry of Foreign Affairs had officially confirmed the attack as part of joint collaborative efforts against prevalent insecurity in the country.
This confirmation is coming shortly “after the US President, Donald Trump announced the operation” directed at Islamic State militants located in the country’s northwestern region.
“Nigerian authorities remain engaged in structured security cooperation with international partners, including the United States of America, in addressing the persistent threat of terrorism and violent extremism,” the Foreign Ministry said in a statement released early on Friday.
“This has led to precision hits on terrorist targets in Nigeria by air strikes,” in the country’s northwest, it added.
Omoyele Sowore, human right activist cum politician, took to his official X handle to react to the US strikes in Nigeria.
He wrote: I have read reports that the United States government launched attacks on Nigerian soil on Christmas Day, as announced by @realDonaldTrump and the U.S. Secretary of War, @PeteHegseth, purportedly targeting terrorist groups within Nigeria.
Although the Nigerian government now claims it was aware and describes the operation as a joint effort with vague “international partners,” it is evident that the strikes were carried out without the genuine authority or informed consent of the weaklings masquerading as government under President Bola Tinubu @officialABAT.
My position remains unchanged. Judging by the nature of the confirmed strike on a village in Sokoto, it is clear that the U.S. President under whose authority this operation occurred neither understands nor genuinely cares about Nigeria or Nigerians. It is deeply troubling that Nigeria (Africa’s most populous nation) lacks the capable and sovereign leadership required to protect its people and its territory.
As a result, the country has been reduced to a bystander while its sovereignty is violated under the direction of U.S. President @realDonaldTrump.
I reiterate: only true, tested, and informed leadership can protect Nigerians—not imperiled, jaundiced neoconservatives operating from Washington, D.C.