The Governor of Anambra State, Charles Soludo, has berated the President of the United States, Donald Trump, over his military threat in Nigeria following claims of Christian genocide.
Soludo pointed out that Africa did not take action against America when a black man was killed by the US police.
Speaking via a statement, Soludo argued that security challenges in Nigeria go beyond a conflict between Muslims and Christians, adding that Trump’s threat of military intervention to “protect Christians in Nigeria” distorts the actual issues on the ground.
He emphasised the need for the Nigerian government to engage in a more substantive dialogue to address the concerns raised, noting that all relevant facts should be accurately presented.
Soludo further stated that if Nigeria were to seek foreign assistance, it should be through formal requests for military support, technology, or equipment, not through external threats, rejecting any notion of an invasion and argued that it would be equally absurd for African nations to threaten to invade the United States over incidents of racial violence.
He said, “I am not quite sure if you have policemen killing some blacks. I remember the #BlackLivesMatter protested, and somebody would say maybe Africa should go and invade America because blacks are being killed? I’m not quite sure.
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