Social critic and legal practitioner, Sir Ifeanyi Ejiofor, has slammed Nigerian politicians for their anger over President Donald Trump’s declaration to “wipe out the monsters committing genocide against Christians in Nigeria,” arguing that the outrage is driven by self-preservation rather than patriotism.
In a statement posted on his official Facebook page on Saturday, Ejiofor said, “many people have turned insecurity into a thriving enterprise.”
He further explained that those “crying foul” since Trump designated Nigeria as a Country of Particular Concern and threatened military action over alleged Christian genocide “are simply afraid of losing their political bargaining chip.”
“America sneezes and Nigeria catches a fever. When Donald Trump recently declared his intention to ‘wipe out the monsters committing genocide against Christians in Nigeria,’ you could almost hear the political class jump in unison.
“Suddenly, we became born-again defenders of sovereignty, those that failed to protect children in Chibok, girls in Dapchi, or farmers in Benue. How convenient!
“Let’s be clear: the noise isn’t about patriotism. It’s about self-preservation. Too many people have turned insecurity into a thriving enterprise: those who negotiate ransoms, those who supply arms, those who collect ‘security votes’ without securing anything, and those who profit politically from fear.”
Ejiofor warned that the “prospect of a foreign force dismantling this network terrifies them, not because they love Nigeria, but because it would collapse their cash cow.”
“The world knew the scale of our tragedy long before any single politician made headlines. Human-rights organisations and investigators have documented widespread atrocities and urged accountability. Thousands of lives have been lost, millions displaced, and entire communities erased from maps. The evidence is on every Nigerian lip, every burnt village, and every weeping IDP camp.
“During one of my visits to an IDP camp in Abuja earlier this year, I saw toddlers, one, two, three years old, who had no memory of home or parents. Some were born in the camp and might die there if nothing changes. I left that camp broken. Nigeria has happened to them, and it is shameful that our leaders can still sleep at night.
“So, when Trump talks tough, instead of shouting ‘sovereignty!’ maybe we should ask ourselves: sovereignty over what? Over ungoverned territories? Over mass graves? Or over a nation that now negotiates with killers in broad daylight?”
