Former presidential candidate and publisher of Sahara Reporters, Omoyele Sowore, has condemned US President Donald Trump’s threat of military intervention in Nigeria, warning that such foreign interference could worsen instability in the country.

The Guardian reports that Trump, in a post on Saturday, had said he was considering deploying US forces to Nigeria “guns-a-blazing” if the government failed to halt what he described as the killing of Christians by Islamist groups.

Responding on X, Sowore cautioned Nigerians against viewing the statement as an act of solidarity, arguing that US military interventions in other parts of the world had often led to deeper crises.

“The latest threat by US President Donald Trump to launch military action in Nigeria, allegedly to protect Christians, may sound appealing to some. Still, history has shown this to be perilous,” he wrote.

He cited examples from Afghanistan, Iraq, Libya, and Syria, saying such actions left nations “more unstable than before.”

“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,” Sowore stated.

He urged Nigerians to reject the idea of foreign rescue, stressing that the country’s problems could only be solved through transparent leadership and institutional reform.

“What Nigeria truly needs is not a foreign saviour, 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 said.

Sowore added that Trump’s concern was not driven by compassion for Nigerians but by political motives.

“Donald Trump does not care about Nigerians, not Christians, Muslims, or anyone else. Our deliverance will never come from abroad; it must come from within, through real leadership and national renewal,” he said.

Sowore’s comments came after Trump designated Nigeria a “country of particular concern” over alleged persecution of Christians, accusing the federal government of allowing religious violence to persist.

President Bola Tinubu, in a separate response, dismissed the US claim, insisting that Nigeria “stands firmly as a democracy governed by constitutional guarantees of religious liberty.”

He said the description of Nigeria as religiously intolerant “does not reflect our national reality” and reaffirmed his administration’s commitment to protecting freedom of religion for all citizens.

Under US law, the designation of a “country of particular concern” applies to nations where severe violations of religious freedom are documented.

Nigeria was first placed on the list in 2020 during Trump’s previous administration but was removed a year later by President Joe Biden’s government.