Trump No Dey Invade Nigeria, E Just Wan Help Fight Insecurity – Bolaji Akinyemi

Former Minister of Foreign Affairs, Professor Bolaji Akinyemi don dismiss claims wey talk say di current wave of violence for Nigeria na religious war, yarn say na Nigerians dey die, no be Christians or Muslims. On Tuesday, Akinyemi talk say di killings across di country no suppose define along religious line, e insist say di wahala na about national survival and unity. “Make we no go enter internal civil war, religious civil war. Christians no dey die, Muslims no dey die, Nigerians dey die. And for di first time, we dey get superpower wey talk say, I wan help una clear dis mess wey una never fit clear all these years,” e yarn. On reports wey talk say na genocide dey happen, Akinyemi urge make discussion dey guided by common sense, no be legal wahala. E yarn say how genocide dey defined for Lagos no fit be di same for village wey small, say na common sense we suppose use. E also talk say people wey dey deny di killings no dey reality, make dem go see di middle belt for 100 days before dem talk.

On US President Donald Trump recent comment wey talk say e go “clean out” di crisis for Nigeria, Akinyemi yarn say people don misunderstand am. “Trump no talk say e go invade Nigeria, occupy Nigeria. E talk say e wan help us clear di mess wey we never fit clear all these years,” e explain. E yarn say Nigeria no fit expect China, Russia, or EU to do anything serious beyond talk, say only local action go matter. Akinyemi call for purge for Nigerian security forces to remove people wey dey support Boko Haram or other terrorist groups. E yarn say if Nigeria wan stop Trump from doing wetin e talk, government must show determination to clear di mess ourselves. E warn say if government continue downplay di wahala, di cost go dey devastating, say “If we no get assistance and we no get ability nor willingness to confront these things, we go die.”