Asari Dokubo to Trump: “We will fight them” if U.S sends troops to Nigeria
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We would finish this, the world is watching. The monopoly by one group of people is gone. We have entered an empire where everybody's eyes is open....maybe Trump is the corona for the fall of the American empire
Former Niger Delta militant leader, Asari Dokubo, has warned that he and his followers would fight if the United States sends troops to Nigeria to “protect Christians.”
In a Facebook Live session on Sunday night, Asari said any American soldiers who enter Nigeria on such a mission “will be killed and buried on Nigerian soil.” He added that Nigerians would prove whether they have the weaponry to confront foreign forces.
Asari also dismissed claims that only Christians are being targeted by violent groups, saying “more Muslims have died in Nigeria than Christians.” He described the violence as “a group of evil people killing evil people” and suggested that President Donald Trump’s comments could trigger a wider confrontation.
Speaking further, he said: “We would finish this, the world is watching. The monopoly by one group of people is gone. We have entered an empire where everybody’s eyes is open….maybe Trump is the corona for the fall of the American empire. This man just stands up, when he wakes up he just says whatever he likes. Are we talking of Muslims? Am I not a Muslim?… I plan to fight America… Let them come, Nigeria will be your graveyard.”
His comments come amid rising international attention on violence in Nigeria and calls from some foreign figures for stronger action to protect victims.
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