Former Kano State Governor and 2023 NNPP presidential candidate, Rabiu Musa Kwankwaso, has urged the United States to assist Nigeria with advanced technology to combat insecurity rather than issuing military threats over alleged religious persecution.
In a post on his X handle Sunday evening, Kwankwaso said the U.S. should help strengthen Nigeria’s security capacity through “cutting-edge technologies” to track and defeat criminal networks.
“The United States should assist the Nigerian authorities with better cutting-edge technology to tackle these problems, rather than posing a threat that could further polarise our country,” he said.
His remarks followed U.S. President Donald Trump’s designation of Nigeria as a “country of particular concern,” alleging a “Christian genocide.” Trump had warned that the U.S. could deploy troops to Nigeria if the killings of Christians continued.
Kwankwaso, however, cautioned against inflammatory rhetoric, stressing that Nigeria’s security challenges are not defined by religion but stem from broader issues of lawlessness across regions.
“It is important to emphasise that our country is a sovereign nation whose people face different threats from outlaws across the country. The insecurity we face does not distinguish based on religious, ethnic, or political beliefs,” he stated.
He advised the Nigerian government to adopt a diplomatic approach by appointing special envoys and permanent ambassadors to engage the U.S. government on the matter.
Meanwhile, President Bola Tinubu’s administration dismissed Trump’s claims of a Christian genocide, affirming that Nigeria remains committed to religious freedom and constitutional democracy.
“The characterisation of Nigeria as religiously intolerant does not reflect our national reality,” Tinubu said, reiterating his government’s respect for all faiths.
