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Former federal lawmaker, Shehu Sani, has urged President Bola Tinubu to urgently address the security crisis rocking the country.
Sani made the call on Sunday while reacting to the threat by United States President, Donald Trump, of possible military action in Nigeria over alleged Christian genocide in the country.
The ex-Kaduna Central senator said he “stands unambiguously opposed to any act of Mr Donald J Trump foreign military aggression against my country under any guise, disguise or excuse”.
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Countering Trump’s description of Nigeria as “a disgrace”, Sani declared that his “country is not ‘a disgraced country’ and will never be”.
“I wish to also strongly call on the Government of my country to expedite action to crush terrorists and annihilate bandits and secure the lives of our people and defend the sovereignty and territorial integrity of our country.
“The killings and kidnappings must be brought to an end. Thank you and God bless,” he said.
The Muslim Rights Concern (MURIC) has also accused the Christian Association of Nigeria (CAN) of betraying President Bola Ahmed Tinubu despite what it described as his “generous consideration” for Christians in federal appointments.
This comes after former US President Donald Trump reportedly placed Nigeria back on the list of “Countries of Particular Concern” (CPC) over alleged genocide against Christians.
In a statement by its Founder and Executive Director, Professor Ishaq Akintola, MURIC criticised some Christian leaders for allegedly petitioning the US government about religious killings in Nigeria.
“Despite vehement denial of Christian genocide by the Nigerian government, US President Donald Trump yesterday redesignated Nigeria as a country of particular concern,” Akintola said.
The group dismissed the US decision as “misplaced and distorted,” insisting that the situation in Nigeria had been misrepresented.
“This redesignation is blurred, misplaced and distorted. It is a complete misrepresentation of the true picture on the ground in Nigeria,” MURIC said.
According to the organisation, certain Christian leaders were responsible for Nigeria’s negative image abroad. Akintola accused CAN of amplifying claims that Christians were being targeted, rather than correcting the “false and misleading narrative.”
