Beyond Trump's Threat Message- ll

By Busy Brain

Initially, my thought was that the security architecture has been upscaled and the men at the frontline are winning the war which I linked to Trump’s effect, things got exacerbated and the recuperating security relapses.

For the past few weeks, the country seems like hell, hot and belching rage orchestrated by the armed bandits. The series of attack across the country will make one to ponder if at all blood flows in the veins of the terrorists. The wickedness is to loud, sounding the gong of pain and agony. The center cannot hold and falcons ear not the falconers. The evil men are taking over.

Once again, the Trump’s sent another tweet, this time not a threat but outright right off the entire country. He wrote: “I think Nigeria is a disgrace. The whole thing is a disgrace. They’re killing people by the thousands. It’s a genocide. And I’m really angry about it. And we pay, you know, we give a lot of subsidy to Nigeria which we’re going to end up stopping.”

Trump’s message is loud and clear, visible to the blind and audible to the deaf. The spate of killing is alarming and call for concern and reflection. What I do not align with is Trump’s peculiarity to killings, the killers know no religion, region or tribe, like winter snow, they are everywhere cascading down our rivers of hope.

Only in November, Brigadier General Uba and three of his men abducted and publicly executed by Islamist terrorists , 64 civilians, including women and children, abducted in Tsafe LGA Zamfara state by Islamist terrorists.

Also in November, 25 female students and their Principal abducted from a school in Maga, Kebbi State by Islamist terrorists whilst their Vice Principal was killed, 38 worshippers were abducted from a Church in Eruku while three were murdered.

Furthermore, 8 members of the Civilian Task Force killed and three abducted by Islamist terrorists in Gwoza, Borno State. 15 people abducted, including 4 nursing mothers and babies, and two killed in Sabon Birni, Sokoto state by Islamist terrorists.

Also in Edu Local Government Area of Kwara State, 4 rice farmers killed in an attack by Islamist terrorists while 303 students abducted in a Catholic school in Agwara, Niger State today.

The record of horrendous attack highlighted above happened within one week in November 2025 across the country. Of course, it is a good news that some abducted victims have been freed but what happen to the dead?

When the government issue a release to announce how certain victims regained freedom from captivity and fail to give account of their engagement with the captors. Were they killed, arrested or freed? Nigeria can’t claim to be fighting terrorism by rubbing the terrorists’ back with peace talks and negotiation in exchange of the victims. Many of the actions of government in handling banditry and terrorism have given birth to threat like message and derogatory tweets from the international community.

Definitely, the President has made a serious moves by withdrawing the policemen from the VIPs and gave order to service chiefs to intensify efforts. More needs to be done to tame the evil tide. The government should look beyond Trump’s messages and take the war against terrorism more serious than peace talks. Donald Trump was right about mass killings. With no peculiarity, all lives matter. Nigeria is not a disgrace; insecurity disgraces Nigeria.

May God save Nigeria!