NYCN Slams Trump’s Military Threat Over ‘Christian Genocide’ as an ‘ABOMINATION,’ Demands Immediate Retraction

The National Youth Council of Nigeria (NYCN) has forcefully joined the chorus of condemnation against U.S. President Donald Trump’s recent inflammatory remarks on Nigeria, labeling the threat of military intervention over alleged Christian persecution as an “abomination” and an unacceptable affront to the nation’s sovereignty.

The NYCN’s reaction, made public today, Sunday, November 2, 2025, targets the President’s aggressive social media post where he threatened to cut off all U.S. aid and ordered the “Department of War” to prepare for possible action to go in “guns-a-blazing” if the Nigerian government did not stop the alleged mass killings of Christians.

In a strongly worded statement, the apex youth body asserted that while insecurity is a grave concern, the notion of the United States unilaterally deploying troops on Nigerian soil is a total disrespect for the nation’s independence.

“Nigeria is a sovereign state, and the threat of military action from any foreign power, no matter how powerful, is an abomination that we categorically reject,” the NYCN President stated. “President Trump must immediately retract this destabilizing statement and cease the unacceptable characterization of our country as ‘disgraced.'”

The youth council called on the Trump administration to instead focus on genuine collaboration, including intelligence sharing and technical assistance, to help Nigeria overcome its complex, multi-faceted security challenges that affect citizens of all faiths. The NYCN emphasized that security problems require cooperative efforts, not public threats that serve only to heighten tension.

The council’s stance reinforces the official position of the Nigerian government, which had earlier on Saturday pushed back against Trump’s designation of the country as a “Country of Particular Concern,” with President Bola Ahmed Tinubu insisting that the characterization of Nigeria as religiously intolerant “does not reflect our national reality.”

The statement from the NYCN underscores the strong, unified national rejection of what is widely being perceived as external interference in the nation’s internal affairs.