By Kingston Magare 3.11.2025
US President Donald Trump’s threat to send his army after Islamic terrorists in Nigeria will not be possible without the permission of President Bola Tinubu.
President Trump and members of his political circle have accused Nigeria of turning a blind eye to the killing of Christians in the northern and central parts of the country. On Sunday Mr. Trump raised the temperature by threatening to send troops into Nigeria, if the Tinubu administration fails to stop the killings.
Tinubu’s special adviser on policy communication, Daniel Bwala said in a BBC interview Monday that Trump’s army invading Nigeria is unacceptable and would only happen if the Federal Government of Nigeria gives the nod.
“We are grateful to President Donald Trump because during his first term, he approved arms sales that strengthened Nigeria’s fight against insurgency.
“In his second term, he has again shown interest in supporting the fight against Boko Haram, which we welcome—but such efforts must rely on credible intelligence, not isolated reports or social media narratives.
“If it’s a joint operation with Nigeria, that’s acceptable. But diplomatically, it is wrong to invade a sovereign nation without collaboration—especially one that remains a strategic partner in the fight against insecurity.
“Unilateral intervention only happens when there is evidence that a government is complicit in a crisis. That is certainly not the case in Nigeria,” Bwala said.
Meanwhile the presidency has rule out any meeting between President Bola Ahmed Tinubu U.S. Vice President J.D. Vance to iron out the issue.
“There’s a Sahara Reporters story that President Tinubu is going to the U.S. on Tuesday to see U.S. Vice President J.D. Vance. That story is not true,” Temitope Ajayi senior special assistant on media and publicity to Mr. Tinubu wrote on X
“If President Tinubu is going to the White House, he won’t be going to see a Vice President.”
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