Amid growing reactions to U.S. President Donald Trump’s recent warning that America may invade Nigeria to stop the ongoing persecution and killings of Christians, prominent Nigerian academic, Professor Nnamdi Chigor Igadi, a renowned microbiologist at the University of Nigeria, Nsukka, has released a strongly worded opinion piece on his Facebook page, which was sighted by Newday Reporters.
Trump’s remarks have sparked controversy across the country, with several political figures, including the FCT Minister, Nyesom Wike, and the Deputy Senate President, condemning the statement, insisting that Nigeria is a sovereign nation and that no foreign power has the right to threaten invasion.
However, Prof. Chigor Igadi offered a blistering counterargument, expressing deep frustration over what he described as the moral decay and indifference of Nigeria’s leaders in the face of systematic killings.
> “I could have easily become one of the statistics during the Kaduna Sharia riot killings of February 2000,” he recalled. “I survived to write today, and I will not keep silent, because tomorrow is never guaranteed.”
The professor lamented that many Nigerians are more concerned about America’s motives than about the unending bloodshed in their own land.
> “When Nigerians start debating America’s right to intervene, it shows how far we’ve sunk, we’ve become like our leaders who place no value on human life. It is shameful,” he wrote.
Questioning Nigeria’s claim to nationhood, Prof. Igadi asked:
> “You say you don’t want America to invade your country, but is Nigeria truly a country? Where is the proof of your citizenship? Is your life even worth as much as a cow’s? A real nation has a government; what we have is a gang of evil men, blood-sucking demons masquerading as leaders.”
He accused the Nigerian government of hypocrisy, indifference, and complicity in the killings of Christians, pointing to years of unchecked violence in parts of the country.
> “People fear that America’s involvement could lead to war, but what do we call the carnage happening daily across Nigeria? Is this peace? Or do you only think you’re safe because you and your family haven’t been attacked yet?”
The professor further condemned the Nigerian government’s handling of terrorism, its selective empathy, and its manipulation of public opinion.
> “Has this gang of evil men done anything to stop the killings? Are they not aiding and abetting it? This is the same leadership that could hire fake bishops but wouldn’t hire fake imams, the same people who allegedly paid Reno Omokri to deny the genocide. They kill with weapons and silence dissent with money.”
He decried the labeling of terrorists as “bandits” and the absurd policy of rehabilitating “repentant terrorists,” calling Nigeria the only nation that glorifies evil with deceptive terminology.
Prof. Igadi also accused the media of complicity, criticizing their portrayal of massacres as mere “claims.”
> “The day Nigerian journalists decide to stand for the truth and fight for the lives of the oppressed, that will be the day the wicked will flee. But until then, the media remains part of the problem. May it never be well with those who have destroyed this country and devalued our lives.”
He issued a passionate plea:
> “If it will take America’s intervention for the lives of Christians to be protected and valued in Nigeria, so be it. President Trump, please do not hesitate to act.”
