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Nigerian lawyer and human-rights activist Dele Farotimi delivered an admonition to the United States on Monday, arguing that foreign intervention is not the cure for Nigeria’s deepening security and political crises.
In measured but urgent terms, Farotimi insisted that what Nigeria needs is principled support, not military swagger.
“America can be a true friend to progressive forces in Nigeria, but not by coming in with your guns blazing. We don’t need you coming into our country, guns blazing. Just stand by the truth and insist on the right things being done,” Farotimi said, urging foreign powers to back democratic norms and human-rights protections rather than military intervention.
He also accused past U.S. administrations of selective attention, challenging Washington to account for its past priorities and influence.
“Now you have discovered the cherished Christians in Nigeria. Where were these cherished Christians in 2014, 2015? When the Obama regime, which brought in the reign of Islamists and the attendant security challenges that we are facing today, has been killing these same cherished Christians in droves for over a decade.” Farotimi quipped.
What has America been doing about it? And what did America ever say? So I’m happy that all of a sudden America remembers that there are cherished Christians in Nigeria, but there are also cherished Muslims. There are cherished Shia Christians, not Shia Muslims, who have been slaughtered without America saying a word for years.” pressing the point further.
Farotimi closed with a stark warning to Nigeria’s leaders to “better move fast,” because if they don’t, this country could collapse, whether America comes in guns blazing or not.
