Former Kaduna Central senator, Shehu Sani, has welcomed any support and assistance to Nigeria’s security forces that will help in crushing and annihilating terrorists in the country.
However, the former lawmaker stressed that the help must strengthen Nigerian institutions rather than trample national sovereignty
Naijaonpoint reports that Sani made the appeal while addressing growing international concern over the country’s security situation, acknowledging that Nigeria “has been facing security challenges in the last 16 years” but insisting that foreign military intervention is neither necessary nor desirable.
“As a democrat, I respect but will never share the opinion of those who think otherwise, and want history to register them as supporters of foreign aggression,” he wrote on 𝕏, rejecting any external use of force against Nigeria.
‘Nigeria Is Not a Disgraced Country’
Pushing back strongly against former U.S. President Donald Trump’s description of Nigeria as a “now disgraced country,” Sani argued that the tag is unjust and insulting to the nation’s dignity and history.
“My country is not a ‘disgraced country’ and will never be a ‘disgraced country,’” he posted, insisting that Nigeria has no record of colonising, enslaving, invading, or dropping bombs on other nations, conduct that, in his view, underpins any claim of national disgrace.
Sani invoked historical pride and generational accountability, saying future generations would judge where individuals stood on such “urgent and controversial matters.”
He vowed to be recorded among those who “outrightly opposed, reject and unreservedly condemn any act of Mr Trump’s foreign military aggression against my country under any guise, disguise or excuse.”
Security Help Should Strengthen, Not Humiliate
While unequivocal in his rejection of military invasion, Sani welcomed genuine cooperation and technical assistance that would bolster Nigeria’s capacity to tackle terrorists and bandits.
He urged the federal government to redouble internal efforts to protect citizens, emphasising that the country remains unique in West Africa as a place Nigerians can travel to without visas.
“The government must step up efforts to protect the lives of our people and secure our country,” the former lawmaker said, adding that assistance should complement, but not replace, domestic action.
Sani’s response framed the debate as one of principle as much as policy.
He warned that history will record who sided with sovereignty and who supported foreign military measures, and he insisted on being on the record as opposing any external aggression.
“Someday we will all be gone. The future generations, including our children and grandchildren, will read about all that we posted and ask questions about where we stood,” he wrote.
Naijaonpoint reports that Sani’s intervention follows a string of reactions to external commentary and labels about Nigeria’s security crisis.
In September, he similarly rebuked American commentator Bill Maher over claims of a systemic killing of Christians in Nigeria and described Trump’s designation of Nigeria as a “Country of Particular Concern” as “falsehood and misinformation.”
He and other critics maintain that terrorists and bandits target victims irrespective of religion, driven by criminal motives rather than sectarian intent.
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