Activist and political commentator, Omoyele Sowore, has condemned the recent United States military actions on Nigerian territory, asserting that only capable and informed Nigerian leadership, not foreign powers, can truly safeguard the nation and its citizens.
Sowore made his remarks on X, responding to reports that U.S. President Donald Trump and Secretary of War Pete Hegseth authorized strikes against alleged terrorist groups in Nigeria on Christmas Day.
“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,” Sowore wrote.
He further criticized the U.S. for conducting the operations, which reportedly targeted a village in Sokoto, saying they revealed a lack of understanding and genuine concern for Nigeria and its people.
“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,” he added, noting that the country has effectively been reduced to a bystander while its sovereignty is compromised under the direction of the U.S. President.
Sowore concluded by emphasizing that only “true, tested, and informed leadership” within Nigeria can effectively protect its citizens, cautioning against dependence on foreign powers or “imperiled, jaundiced neoconservatives operating from Washington, D.C.”
His statements have fueled the ongoing debate about foreign military involvement in Nigeria and raised questions about the country’s capacity to independently tackle its security challenges.
