US President Donald Trump don tok say e fit take action for Nigeria sake of di attacks wey dey happen to Christians for di kontri. Di attacks dem dey linked to terror groups like Boko Haram, ISWAP (Daesh West Africa Province), and Al Qaeda-affiliated groups.

Trump threat don make pipo for Nigeria, wey be di most populous kontri for Africa, dey worry. Nigeria don dey work with US for long to fight terror groups, but di mata dey also concern oda kontries for West Africa wey don face wahala like foreign intervention and political katakata for many years.

“If we attack, e go dey fast, wicked, and sweet, just like di terrorist thugs dey attack our CHERISHED Christians,” Trump tok for him Truth Social platform, using him usual strong language.

As part of him tok, Trump don quickly label Nigeria as ‘Country of Particular Concern’, wey fit lead to sanctions against di kontri.

Di Nigerian government don deny say na only Christians dey suffer from di attacks. Analysts even tok say Boko Haram and ISWAP dey attack Muslims more pass Christians for di kontri.

“Di way dem dey paint Nigeria as kontri wey no like religion no follow wetin dey happen for ground. Di government dey try well well to make sure say everybody fit practice dia religion freely,” Nigerian President Bola Tinubu, wey be Muslim, tok for X as e react to Trump accusation.

Even though Nigeria dey welcome US help to fight di insurgent groups, dem don tok say di Trump administration suppose respect di kontri sovereignty and territorial integrity.

Experts dey warn say if US enter West Africa, e fit cause bigger wahala for di region. Di region don already dey face military coups and anti-colonialist movements from kontries like Guinea, Burkina Faso, Mali, and Niger.

Nigeria dey play big role for ECOWAS, di West African group wey dem form since 1975. Di headquarters dey Abuja, and Nigeria dey lead many of di group activities.

“If dem attack Nigeria, e go affect America plan for West Africa,” Abdi Samatar, wey be professor for University of Minnesota, tok. “Di so-called anti-Christian terrorists no dey one place. Dem dey attack both Muslims and Christians equally,” e add.

Nigeria population dey almost half Muslim and 45 percent Christian, with over 300 ethnic groups. For example, Yoruba people dey share Islam and Christianity almost equally, and dem dey live together for peace for di north.

Yunus Turhan, wey sabi sub-Saharan Africa well, tok say e no sure say America go do direct military intervention for Nigeria. But if dem try am, e fit scatter di whole West African region, wey already dey face wahala from armed groups and ethnic conflicts.

“Nigeria dey important for US security plans for di region. If US disrupt di partnership, e go affect Nigeria military fight against di armed groups,” Turhan tok.

Nigeria, wey get one of di biggest economies for Africa, dey do business with Western kontries, China, Russia, and India. Any US intervention fit make oda powers like China and Russia begin show interest, wey fit cause more wahala for di region.

“With over 220 million people, if war start for Nigeria, e fit cause plenty people to run comot, and di wahala no go only be military but economic and social too,” Gokhan Kavak, wey sabi West Africa, tok.

For recent years, Nigeria don dey face challenge from di Alliance of Sahel States (AES), wey Mali, Niger, and Burkina Faso form in 2023. Dem get anti-Western government and don change di balance for di region.

Turhan warn say if US attack Nigeria, e fit make oda African kontries join di AES, wey go reduce Nigeria power for ECOWAS. E also tok say if Nigeria military get problem, terror groups like ISGS and JNIM fit expand dia reach.

Kavak add say US intervention fit help Boko Haram, ISWAP, and oda criminal gangs for northern Nigeria to spread go south, wey fit affect kontries like Benin, Togo, and Cameroon.

“If US say na to protect Christians, e fit turn to bigger regional crisis,” Kavak tok.