A Senior Advocate of Nigeria, Wahab Shittu, has advised President Bola Tinubu to use diplomacy and engage with the United States over the threat of a military intervention against terrorists by President Donald Trump.
Trump, had on Saturday, threatened to carry out a military action in Nigeria in response to purported anti-Christian violence, saying he already instructed the recently renamed US Department of War to “prepare for possible action”.
The US president stated that his country would immediately cut off all assistance to Nigeria if its government continues to allow the killing of Christians
Speaking to journalists, the senior lawyer maintained that Nigeria needs to initiate peace overtures with the US.
He charged President Tinubu to personally lead the delegation that involves all heads of government to avert what he described as the outbreak of a US war against Nigeria.
Shittu asked Tinubu to put on hold other official engagements to address what he referred to as an existential threats against Nigeria and its people.
The senior lawyer also called on Nigerians to unite to support the government at levels to confront the challenge.
“In the face of latest US threats of a possible action against Nigeria, i urge the Nigerian president and the ruling elite to immediately engage the US president in a diplomatic manner led personally by Our president in collaboration with AU Heads of Governments to forestall the outbreak of US war against Nigeria,” he said.
