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The EFF has condemned the US airstrikes carried out in Nigerian, warning that the attacks mark a dangerous escalation of foreign military intervention on the African continent and a direct threat to national sovereignty.<\/p>\n
The strikes on December 25, publicly announced and celebrated by US President Donald Trump as \u201cpowerful and deadly\u201d operations against what he described as \u201cISIL Islamic State\u201d targets in northwest Nigeria, reportedly hit areas in Sokoto State.<\/p>\n
Washington framed the action as a counter-terrorism measure, but the EFF rejected that justification, describing the operation as imperial overreach carried out \u201cunder the guise of counter-terrorism\u201d.<\/p>\n
According to the EFF, Trump\u2019s rhetoric surrounding the strikes was \u201chighly inflammatory and religiously charged\u201d, including claims that Christians were being \u201cviciously killed\u201d and portraying the United States as a global saviour.<\/p>\n
The party argued that this narrative oversimplifies a complex crisis and dangerously reframes Nigeria\u2019s security challenges as a religious conflict.<\/p>\n
\u201cFor weeks leading up to these strikes, Western political figures and media outlets have deliberately overhyped and distorted reports of violence in northern Nigeria,\u201d the EFF said.<\/p>\n
It added that the violence affects \u201cChristians, Muslims, and traditional communities alike\u201d and was rooted in poverty, state failure, criminal networks, and long-standing instability.<\/p>\n
The party warned that branding regions or armed groups as \u201cISIL-linked\u201d has become a familiar pretext for US military action, citing past interventions that left \u201cdestroyed states, mass civilian casualties, and permanent instability\u201d.<\/p>\n
\u201cOnce a territory is branded \u2018ISIL-linked,\u2019 it becomes open season for American missiles, drones, and airstrikes,\u201d the EFF said.The response of the Nigerian government also drew criticism.<\/p>\n
The EFF described the Ministry of Foreign Affairs\u2019 statement praising \u201csecurity cooperation\u201d with the United States as an act of capitulation that sets a dangerous precedent and signals that African states can be pressured into legitimising foreign military action.<\/p>\n
The party further alleged that US interests in Nigeria are tied to oil, drawing parallels with Washington\u2019s actions in Venezuela.<\/p>\n
It warned that Africa faces renewed militarisation driven by \u201cfear, religious division and the language of counter-terrorism\u201d.<\/p>\n
\u201cThe EFF stands firmly with the people of Nigeria, not with imperial forces and not with compliant elites,\u201d the party said.<\/p>\n
\u201cWe call on African states, regional bodies such as ECOWAS and the African Union (AU), and progressive movements to recognise this moment as a turning point and intervene in this situation.<\/p>\n
\u201cIf Africa does not resist now, it will once again become a battlefield for foreign powers seeking relevance through destruction,\u201d the EFF said.<\/p>\n
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