The National Caucus of the Southern and Middle Belt Leaders Forum, SMBLF, says it does not want any form of foreign military intervention in Nigeria, despite escalating attacks by terrorists across the country.
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The Forum stated this in a communiqué jointly signed by HRM Oba Oladipo Olaitan (Afenifere), Dr Bitrus Pogu (Middle Belt Forum), Senator John Azuta-Mbata (Ohanaeze Ndigbo Worldwide), and Ambassador Godknows Igali (PANDEF),

This is coming after the recent threat by the US President Donald Trump to deploy American military forces to Nigeria over what he described as the persecution and mass killing of Christians.

The SMBLF described the US designation of Nigeria as a Country of Particular Concern, CPC, as a serious warning signal.

“While the SMBLF affirms its opposition to any unsolicited foreign military intervention in Nigeria, we consider the CPC designation a wake-up call to the Federal Government to urgently halt the ongoing mayhem and killings,” the communiqué partly read.

The Forum urged the government to confront the issues head-on by disarming and prosecuting militias, killer herdsmen, and extremist groups responsible for violence, and to restore occupied ancestral lands to rightful owners across communities in Benue, Plateau, Southern Kaduna, Taraba, Gombe, Southern Borno, Southern Kebbi, and other affected states.

Trump: We don’t want unsolicited military intervention – Southern, Middle Belt leaders