Human rights activist and founder of the #RevolutionNow movement, Omoyele Sowore, has condemned U.S. President Donald J. Trump’s recent threat to launch military action in Nigeria, describing it as “dangerous and hypocritical.”
In a strongly worded post on his social media page, Sowore warned Nigerians against celebrating or supporting Trump’s rhetoric, saying that foreign military interventions have historically left nations “more broken and unstable.”
“The latest threat by U.S. President Donald J. Trump to launch military action in Nigeria, allegedly to protect Christians, may sound appealing to some. Still, history has shown this to be perilous,” Sowore wrote.
He cautioned that the U.S. and its allies have consistently failed to bring stability to countries where they intervened, citing Afghanistan, Iraq, Libya, and Syria as examples of nations plunged deeper into chaos following Western military involvement.
“The United States and its allies have a long record of military interventions that leave nations more unstable than before. They failed to secure peace in Afghanistan, Iraq, Libya, or Syria, and they won’t bring salvation to Nigeria through bombs or boots on the ground,” he added.
Sowore, who has been a vocal critic of successive Nigerian governments, argued that Nigeria’s problems can only be solved through internal reform and accountable leadership, not through foreign interference.
“What Nigeria truly needs is not a foreign savior, but legitimate, accountable leadership — one that protects all citizens, upholds justice, and ends the cycles of corruption and violence that have left the nation broken,” he stated.
In a direct swipe at Trump, Sowore accused the former U.S. president of political opportunism and indifference to the real suffering of Nigerians.
“@realDonaldTrump does not care about Nigerians — not Christians, Muslims, or anyone else,” he wrote. “Our deliverance will never come from abroad; it must come from within, through real leadership (not the Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubus of this world) and national renewal.”
Sowore’s comments come amid global reactions to Trump’s recent remarks on Truth Social, where he accused “radical Islamists and Fulani militias” of carrying out a “genocide against Christians” in Nigeria and vowed that the U.S. was “ready, willing, and able to act.”
His statement adds to the growing chorus of criticism within Nigeria, where many political observers have warned that Trump’s remarks could inflame existing religious and ethnic tensions.
Sowore, a former presidential candidate and publisher of Sahara Reporters, reaffirmed his commitment to peaceful reform and social justice, emphasizing that Nigeria’s liberation must be driven by its people — not imposed by foreign powers.
“Only a conscious, united, and courageous Nigerian people can rebuild this country,” he concluded.