Senior Advocates of Nigeria have faulted the threat by United States President, Donald Trump, to deploy American troops to Nigeria saying it’s illegal
Trump has issued the warning over alleged k!llings of Christians, saying such a move would amount to an invasion and a violation of Nigeria’s sovereignty under international law.
On Friday, Trump designated Nigeria a “Country of Particular Concern” over alleged Christian genocide, and followed with the threat to send US troops to wipe out Islamic terrorists k!lling Christians in Nigeria.
“If the Nigerian Government continues to allow the k!lling of Christians, the U.S.A. will immediately stop all aid and assistance to Nigeria, and may very well go into that now disgraced country, ‘guns-a-blazing,’ to completely wipe out the Islamic terrorists who are committing these horrible atrocities,” Trump declared on Saturday, November 1.
Reacting to the controversy, constitutional lawyer, Prof. Itse Sagay (SAN), said any form of foreign military intervention without the consent of Nigeria’s government would be an “act of aggression.”
“They can only move in with the consent of our government.
They can’t move in by themselves. If they do, it will amount to an act of aggression, which is a capital offence in international law,” Sagay said.
Similarly, Adedayo Adedeji (SAN) underscored that under international law, every state retains the right to independence and territorial control without external interference.
“In international law, each state has the fundamental right to independence and to exercise full legal power within its territory, free from external dictation,” Adedeji said.
He explained that while cooperation in counterterrorism was legitimate, any unilateral military action by the U.S. would be unacceptable.
“The United States cannot just come into Nigeria to fight alleged cases of Christian genocide. This does not remove the need for collaboration between Nigeria and other countries to fight terrorism, which is a global problem,” he added.
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