I see some Nigerians buying the idea of the United States, U.S tagging our country as 'a country of particular concern' and proposing military invasion over the alleged violence against Christians and I panicked.
I'm worried because some, of even many of them MAY not understand what international politics is all about.
The America coming into Nigeria on the basis of that alleged Genocide may not be what they are coming for.
History does not favor them in that regard.
We've seen it happen and it's happening all the time.
In Libya, Egypt, Iraq, Iran and Palestine et al.
It's more like a usual pattern.
They tell the world they were coming to intervene on something beneficial to the people of that country, they somehow turned the people against the government but beneath that, they've seen something beneficial to their country or a threat to their greatness.
If you don't accept any of those precedents, take Libya as a serious case study.
We all know how that country was under the late Mohammed Gaddafi and we can see how it is now.
The Libyans that gave Gaddafi for the U.S to capture him are biting their fingers now in regrets.
Just like my Principal, Prof Salisu Ogbo Usman (the Rector of Kogi State Polytechnic) said last week when we paraded suspects in Results forgery, that we are not interested in Abubakar Musa, Adejoh Faith or Mansuma Mercy Sunday who are in possession of fake Statement of Results using it to seek admission in our institution.
We are more interested in a certain Henry Tope who is the mastermind and head of syndicate producing forged statements of results, admission letters, certificates and other items used to produce illegal documents and his accomplices that are working with him from inside.
So, with that in mind, I've been more curious to find that hidden treasure Donald Trump and his cronies may have discovered in Nigeria lately that they want to come lay claim to in disguise for helping us to fight the Insurgents or Banditry.
Or possibly, they are getting worried that we may soon bend the curve of our economic quagmire under the current administration and it could become a threat to them as Nigeria may not need their support or that of their allies to stand on her own.
Remember, Nigeria is blessed with abundant natural resources and new ones have been discovered lately.
Mind you, I'm not and will not support any kind of killing, insecurity or unrest happening in the country as it's having a direct effect on me with much worries about my family in the village or being tensed whenever I'm traveling.
This em passe, this barbaric acts by those evil people is not done only to a certain set religion, tribe or class. No!
Everyone is feeling it.
But I won't support any DIRECT foreign aides/support/intervention, especially from a country that has a long history with TRUST to help us fight Banditry, Insurgency or alleged religious killings.
People should stop using religion as weapons to win political votes or gain relevance.
It's not tidy and it's old school.
We should stop this parochial approach to handling national issues.
We are in 2025 and some persons still believe they can still use religion or ethnicity to gain votes? Haba, please.
Let's have faith, (I know it's a bit difficult) in the security agencies of this country, especially the military to face this minute set of evil people head one and support them with our prayers and intelligence reports/gathering.
There are new sheriffs in town now in the Service Chiefs.
Let's give them the benefit of the doubt that they will take it from where their predecessors left the fight by uncovering sponsors, financiers and encouragers of these ungodly killings in our country.
My teacher, Mr. Bayour Issac does say in his closing lines after every of our Radio shows, that, "Nigeria is greater than any person of group. Don't be a saboteur, let us join hands together to make it great."
NIGERIA may be blessed, Ameen!
Afolabi Mustapha
