Governors across Nigeria’s South-West region, as well as their counterparts in Kogi and Kwara states, have been urged to prepare for potential security repercussions following reports of a proposed United States strike on terrorist cells operating within Nigeria.
The Alliance for Yoruba Democratic Movements (AYDM) issued the warning in a statement released on Friday, signed by its General Secretary, Poloola Ajayi, and Publicity Secretary, Suleiman Sanusi.
The development follows a recent statement by former US President Donald Trump on his Truth Social platform, where he expressed concern that Christianity in Nigeria faces an “existential threat” from radical Islamist groups. Trump declared that the US “cannot stand by while such atrocities are happening”, adding that his administration would be “ready, willing and able to protect our great Christian population around the world.”
He also directed senior members of Congress—including Congressman Riley Moore and House Appropriations Committee Chairman Tom Cole—to investigate the crisis and report back to him.
According to AYDM, any American airstrike could dislodge terrorists from their northern strongholds, forcing them to flee toward the more industrialised and peaceful South-West. The group cautioned that invoking Nigeria’s sovereignty to oppose such intervention was hollow, given how the political elite had “long undermined that sovereignty through corruption, election rigging, and complicity in terrorism.”
“It is obvious that Nigeria has no power to stop the proposed US strike. The usual propaganda and proxy
protests will achieve nothing. What is wise now is for both state and federal governments to prepare adequately and manage the aftermath in a way that preserves the dignity and safety of the Yoruba nation,” the statement read.
While acknowledging the targeted attacks on Christians, the AYDM also highlighted that thousands of Yoruba and Middle Belt Muslims have fallen victim to violent extremism over the years.
“There is an open agenda to Islamise Nigeria. Thousands have been killed, and the Yoruba are direct victims. Those promoting Sharia in Yorubaland are agents of that agenda,” the group alleged, adding that Yoruba leaders must now define their own response to the “almost imminent strike.”
The movement urged South-West governors to collaborate with Yoruba self-determination groups for intelligence gathering, data collation, and community defence initiatives to prevent terrorist infiltration.
AYDM further accused some political and religious figures in the region of hypocrisy—opposing the proposed US action without offering credible solutions.
“They do not care about the mass killing of their people. They have no conscience,” the group stated.
Backing proposed US sanctions against individuals and states allegedly linked to terrorism, the AYDM also demanded sanctions on advocates of Sharia law in the South-West and called for the creation of a Regional Intelligence Gathering Bureau to counter extremist propaganda and sustain peace across Yoruba territories.
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