Pastor Enoch Adejare Adeboye, the General Overseer of the Redeemed Christian Church of God (RCCG), has advised President Bola Tinubu to seek a 100-day window from the United States to tackle Nigeria’s insurgency, following reported threats by former U.S. President Donald Trump.
Speaking during the November edition of the RCCG Holy Ghost Night at Redemption City between Friday night and Saturday morning, Adeboye cautioned that no foreign country would come to Nigeria’s aid if the U.S. Department of War were to strike.
The cleric clarified that he was speaking to members of his church while awaiting an official statement from the Christian Association of Nigeria (CAN) on the matter.
Adeboye recalled a similar situation involving former President Muhammadu Buhari, to whom he had given the same advice but said the late president failed to act decisively.
In his words: “I am sure this will sound familiar. There was a president, Buhari, who issued such an order. He is not around to tell you who gave him that advice. He ran with that advice, but he did not follow it through. The security operatives moved fast, but three months went by and the work was not done. I went to see him. It was in the news. Unfortunately, he is not alive now. I asked him why he did not follow through. Why he didn’t proceed with his threat? I won’t tell you the details of our meeting. But one thing came out of that meeting, which will lead me to my next advice.”
Adeboye then urged President Tinubu to give a clear directive to Nigeria’s security chiefs, stating that they must not only eliminate terrorists but also “eliminate their sponsors no matter how influential.”
He warned that Nigeria should not expect help from global powers if a U.S. military attack occurs, saying: “We must take note of the fact that if the US should attack us, China is not coming to defend us, Russia won’t defend us. All the so-called world leaders will talk. They will condemn what America has done in the strongest terms. But they will not come to help us. Britain will not come and help us. No other foreign powers will come to our aid.”
Adeboye added that the situation requires urgent and decisive action, not political rhetoric.
“This is not the time for joking. It is not the time for grammar. It is not the time you begin to argue, saying not only Christians alone are being killed, but Muslims are also involved.
The fact is that innocent people are dying,” he said.
