“Di snake wey wan sing for you, na im dey measure how close e fit strike.”

Dis na one old African proverb wey dey warn people make dem no dey too quick believe wetin dem hear, especially from outsiders. If pesin no dey careful, e fit lose im sense of judgment and control over im own matter.

Na dis kain road Nigeria dey waka now, as US President Donald Trump don talk say Nigeria na "Country of Particular Concern". E even claim, without any strong evidence, say Christians for Nigeria dey suffer genocide.

Trump talk say if Nigerian government no stop di killing of Christians, di US go stop all aid and assistance to Nigeria. E even threaten say dem fit enter di country with force to fight di so-called Islamic terrorists wey dey cause di wahala.

Dis kain talk fit scatter di small trust wey still dey among Nigerians, especially as di country don dey try heal from di wounds of religious and ethnic wahala.

From Iraq to Libya, Afghanistan to Somalia, we don see how America dey enter countries in di name of democracy or humanitarian concern. But di result na always chaos, death, and plenty wahala wey no dey end.

To think say Nigeria go get better result if dem allow dis kain "concern" na to forget wetin history don teach us.

Trump talk about "genocide against Christians" for Nigeria no follow di reality wey dey ground. Di violence wey dey happen for Nigeria dey affect both Christians and Muslims. For places like North-East, entire Muslim communities don suffer. Mosques don dey destroyed, Muslim scholars don dey killed, and farmers no fit go their farms.

But nobody, especially di Western powers, don ever call am genocide against Muslims. To talk say di wahala na only Christians dey suffer na selective talk and manipulation of di matter.

Dis kain narrative fit cause more division among Nigerians, especially when wetin we need now na unity and understanding.

Di hypocrisy dey clear when you look wetin dey happen outside Nigeria. For Gaza, over 68,858 people don die and more than 170,664 don wound, yet Trump no call Gaza "a country of particular concern." Why? Because di victims na mostly Muslims.

If we go talk true, na America don dey fight Muslim countries for long under different excuses like counter-terrorism or peacekeeping. Nigeria no suppose be di next target for dis kain playbook.

Nigeria na sovereign country. Di government don talk say no genocide dey happen against Christians. No foreign leader get right to enter our country with force. If dem try am, na aggression dem dey do.

Nigerians need to think well and no let emotions carry dem. Di real danger no be only Trump talk, but di way we dey quick believe am.

As dem talk, "When outsider tell you say your mama soup sweet pass your own, na your spoon e dey find."