Former Niger Delta militant leader Asari Dokubo has warned US President Donald Trump and the American military against any threatened incursion into Nigeria over alleged Christian genocide, saying they would all die if they attacked.
In a viral Facebook video, the ex-leader of the Niger Delta People’s Volunteer Force (NDPVF) said US soldiers would be killed should Washington carry out its threats.
He described the United States as “a sick country” and criticised Mr Trump’s conduct and foreign posturing.
He said, “Let Trump come with his America, they will all die, this lunatic wants to annex Canada, he wants Iceland, wants to kill the president of Venezuela, he wants to kill the Supreme leader of Iran.
“And that is why when they talk of America, I say it’s a sick country, a country of mad people, insane people and that is why they can elect a lunatic as their president.
“Satan has blessed and cursed him, even if America comes we will fight them, did America not go to Vietnam? Didn’t they run? Where have they gone to and stayed? Let Trump come with his America, you will all die.
“South Africa is committing genocide against Whites but he can’t see the genocide in Congo, in Gaza, in Sudan but he is saying South Africa is committed genocide against White, in Nigeria it’s genocide against Christians. I want to assure you, if you come to Nigeria, you all will die here, it will be your grace yard, Nigeria will be your grace yard.
“Everybody knows that people are being killed left, right and centre, this is not a lie. But is it Muslim or Christian? I’m a Muslim who is in the oasis of non-muslim.
“What I am today was not made by Muslims; I was made by non-Muslims, you people talk too much. We always tell you that we don’t just talk, we perform.”
Dokubo insisted the violence in Nigeria cuts across religious lines, saying the killings are not confined to Christians. He urged that international observers consider the wider picture of violence in the region rather than focusing on single narratives.
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