A chieftain of the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC), Femi Fani-Kayode, has warned Burkina Faso, Mali, and Niger’s Armies that the Nigerian Army will crush them like maggots.
Since the military seized power in Niger, Nigeria, through the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS), has been playing a leading role in seeing that the country returns to democratic rule.
Nigeria’s stance has, however, pitched the country against junta-led Burkina Faso and Mali, two neighboring countries of Niger, who have threatened Nigeria and other ECOWAS countries that any attempt at military intervention to reinstate the ousted president of the landlocked country would be seen as a declaration of war.
But Kayode, known for his outspokenness, while emphasizing that Nigeria’s military fighting force should not be underestimated, warned the Burkinabe and Malian troops that the country’s Army will crush them like maggots in the eventuality of any war.
He noted that even when at war against foreign armies on foreign soil, the Nigerian Army has yet to be overwhelmed or defeated.
The former Aviation Minister gave the warning in a post via his verified Twitter handle on Tuesday, August 1, 2023.
He wrote, “The military Governments of Mali and Burkina Faso have said that “any attack on the Niger Republic by ECOWAS will be regarded as an act of war.
“A pitiful and nonsensical threat from two pitiful and nonsensical unelected governments.”
“This is a pitiful and nonsensical threat from two pitiful and nonsensical unelected Governments headed by tin-pot military dictators.
“The biggest mistake that the mutinous rebels and military usurpers of Burkina Faso, Mali, Niger, and their allies can ever make is to underestimate the fighting force and indomitable spirit of the Nigerian military and the sense of solidarity that we as a people kindle, muster, and cultivate when confronted in the field of battle by a foreign foe.
“We may have challenges and issues in our country, but when at war against foreign armies on foreign soil, we have NEVER been overwhelmed or defeated. History proves that.
“We are slow to anger but irresistible in battle, and if the Burkinabe, Malian, or Nigerien Army test our will, we shall bring them to their knees and teach them the lesson of their lives.
“Threatening great Nigeria with war is no small matter and, if carried out, will prove costly for them.
“Simply put, we would crush them like maggots under our feet and send them back to the stone age, where they belong.”
