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The Chairman of Forum of former Members of Enugu State House of Assembly (FOF-MEHA), Denge.Josef Onoh, has countered the allegations surrounding the reasons why Nigeria was designated a “country of particular concern ” by President Donald Trump.
Onoh in a statement made available to journalists said that since Nigeria’s return to democracy in 1999, the United States has been a steadfast partner in our nation’s security and development, channeling over $7.8 billion in foreign aid over the past decade alone—much of it dedicated to countering terrorism threats like Boko Haram and ISIS-West Africa Province.
This includes $1.8 million in Foreign Military Financing from FY 2016-2020 for maritime security and professionalization, over $8 million in Trans-Sahara Counterterrorism Partnership support from FY 2019-2023, and more than $2.6 billion in humanitarian aid since FY 2015 to address conflict-driven crises.
These investments, surging from under $7 million in 1998 to $109 million by 2001, reflect a deep commitment to stabilizing Africa’s largest economy and protecting shared democratic values.
Yet, despite this generosity, the fight against terrorism has yielded heartbreakingly little progress.
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Funds intended for intelligence-sharing, military training, and equipment have been eroded by systemic corruption, with successive administrations issuing little beyond sensational press releases.
High-profile scandals underscore this betrayal: former National Security Adviser Sambo Dasuki allegedly diverted billions meant for arms procurement against Boko Haram; ex-governor Diepreye Alamieyeseigha embezzled $55 million in public funds; and Inspector General Tafa Balogun faced charges for $5.7 billion in graft.
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has probed 58 former governors alone for looting over N2.187 trillion ($1.3 billion at current rates) in public funds since 1999, excluding seized assets worldwide—cases involving figures like Yahaya Bello in alleged N80 billion money laundering, and Godwin Emefiele in alleged $4.5 billion fraud.
Even pre-1999 military excesses, like General Sani Abacha’s $458 million kleptocracy forfeiture, highlight a pattern of misappropriation that has left security forces under-equipped and insurgents emboldened.
Alarmingly, many past and present politicians decrying U.S. “intervention” as a sovereignty threat were once vocal amplifiers of the very crisis they now downplay.
On their social media handles, they alerted the world to a “Christian genocide” in Nigeria, decrying targeted killings of believers.
Today, as beneficiaries of the current administration, they sing a contrary tune, intoxicated by political self-denial.
Neither the government nor any Nigerian authority has provided verifiable statistics to counter the U.S.-backed figures: over 100,000 Christians killed since 2009, 18,000 churches burned, and 7,000 more deaths in 2025 alone, per reports from groups like the International Society for Civil Liberties and Rule of Law and Open Doors’ World Watch List.
Independent monitors like ACLED confirm 20,409 civilian deaths from 11,862 attacks between 2020 and September 2025, with hundreds explicitly targeting Christians.
Today’s power brokers, living in denial of this reality, will tomorrow become its victims—stripped of influence and exposed to the chaos they ignored.
There is no corner of northern Nigeria harboring armed Christian militias or terrorist groups slaughtering Muslims, burning mosques, or raping women; the reverse, tragically, defines the landscape.
Had it been so, the global Muslim community would have risen in unified outrage, their voices echoing louder than the muted pleas of Nigeria’s Christian brethren.
Compounding this is the silence of so-called men of God—adept at collecting offerings and peddling political visions for compromised leaders—who now refuse to name the genocide against Nigeria’s Christian population, and to a lesser extent, innocent Muslims caught in the crossfire.
Come election season, these prophets will conjure “visions” laced with benefits for their patrons. Their silence today will be their judgment tomorrow; true men of God are lost in Nigeria.
This crisis exposes the fragility of the President’s appointees, majority of them only have a failed experience at attacking Mr.Peter Obi at any moment but seriously lacking foresight and, in some cases, blinded by ethnic hatred—particularly toward Igbos and all genuine loyalists, supporters of the President who fought fiercely for his victory in 2023, backed and continue to support him. While hoping to earn their votes come 2027, I laugh.
But the truth endures: Christians in Nigeria are being systematically killed. Political denial won’t alter it; domestic or international lobbying or denial by some current government appointees won’t sway President Trump’s resolve.
The U.S. seeks no invasion, covets no Nigerian oil or mineral resources —as ignorance often misinterprets—and threatens no sovereignty.
It demands only accountability: only terrorists need fear. When aid meant to save lives is stolen, justice isn’t aggression—it’s the bare minimum we owe our people and this isn’t the renew hope we promised Nigerians!
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