Wen Donald Trump, di Presido of America, tok for im social media platform, Truth, sey im don tell Pentagon make dem prepare for military action against Nigeria, e shock people for Abuja.
Trump accuse Nigeria sey dem dey allow "genocide" against Christians. But di government of Presido Bola Tinubu quickly deny di claim, sey e no get truth inside. Di mata cause serious wahala for diplomatic level, as Trump tag Nigeria as "Country of Particular Concern" because of di alleged religious freedom violation.
Di Trump administration tok dey follow pressure from American evangelical groups and some lawmakers wey don dey accuse Nigerian officials of allowing "genocide against Christians." But wetin be di real story behind Trump tok?
Nigeria get population of about 220 million people, wey dey almost balance between Christians and Muslims. Muslims plenty pass for di north, while Christians full di south.
Di country don dey battle with armed conflict for di central and northern regions. Soldiers dey fight terrorist groups and bandits for di northeast and northwest, wey na mostly Muslim areas. Dis mean sey na Muslims dey suffer pass for di violence.
Trump no clear di kind killing im dey talk about, but im claim of "genocide against Christians" dey linked to di clashes between farmers and herders for central Nigeria. Security experts tok sey di violence dey caused by fight over resources like grazing land and minerals like lithium and gold. Both Christians and Muslims dey affected by di conflict.
Trump tok dey simplify di complex security wahala for Nigeria, and experts warn sey e fit cause more division and wahala for di country. Nigerians from different political sides agree sey Trump no handle di mata well, and e fit backfire for everybody.
Di threat of military action wey Trump make fit isolate im government from Nigeria, wey be di biggest economy for Africa and key partner for di fight against terrorism for di Sahel region. As one political analyst, Bulama Bukarti, tok, "Di more we dey spread dis kind talk, di more we dey play into di hands of terrorists, and America and dem allies go divide Nigerians. At di end, dem go lose partners wey fit help dem fight terrorism."
After Trump threat, Presido Tinubu tok sey im government dey ready to work with partners to solve di security issues for di country. But experts dey warn sey di government fit face serious challenges as di violence wey don dey happen for over 20 years no dey easy to solve.
Nigeria military dey spread thin as dem dey fight Boko Haram for di northeast, Al Qaeda-linked groups for di northwest, and bandits for di central region. Di military no get enough resources, and di police force dey overstretched across di country.
Bukarti tok sey, "Nigeria military still no get di equipment dem need, including weapons and intelligence. Di coordination between di many security agencies for di country still dey poor."
Di designation of Nigeria as "Country of Particular Concern" na big setback for di country, especially as di economy don dey struggle for years. Experts sey Nigeria need to handle di diplomatic wahala with Trump administration carefully to avoid more problems.
Bukarti advise sey, "Nigeria government need to dey calm and no approach Trump di way im dey approach us. Di government no fit afford to dey confrontational. Instead, dem fit use diplomacy to show sey all Nigerians dey suffer di violence and work with America to see how dem fit support us with weapons, training, and intelligence."
Di spokesperson for Nigeria Presido don already describe Trump claim as "miscommunication" and sey dem hope sey di two leaders go "resolve" di matter.
Under Trump administration, dem make deals with some African countries to accept refugees from other nations as part of di fight against illegal immigration for America. Ghana, Eswatini, Rwanda, and South Sudan accept di refugees, but Nigeria refuse to join di program. Experts link dis decision to di tension between Nigeria and Trump government.
Experts tok sey Trump dey use di same strategy to pressure African leaders, like di recent claim of "white genocide" for South Africa, wey Pretoria don deny as false.















