Nigerian Think-Tank Sounds Alarm Over US Intervention Threat
The ASHE Foundation, a prominent Nigerian sociocultural think-tank, has strongly condemned the recent United States threat of military intervention in Nigeria, characterizing it as a disguised attempt to continue centuries of resource exploitation rather than genuine concern about religious violence.
In a statement released on 9 November 2025, the foundation's President, Prince Justice Faloye, accused US President Donald Trump of pursuing a recolonisation strategy reminiscent of the 19th-century European scramble for Africa. The group warned that any American military invasion would result in massive casualties, trigger religious and ethnic wars, and create international instability.
Geopolitical Power Struggle Exposed
The Foundation revealed that the current situation represents a deeper clash between European Abrahamic crusaders and Afroasiatic Abrahamic jihadists competing for control within Nigeria. Faloye emphasized that the ongoing geopolitical contest involves Russia's growing influence in French Sahel countries and Western efforts to secure a strategic foothold in Nigeria.
The statement challenged the characterization of violence in Nigeria's Middle Belt as solely religious conflict, noting that Afroasiatic herdsmen have targeted both indigenous African Muslims and Christians. The Foundation argued this pattern reveals an agenda of cultural annihilation and land seizure rather than purely religious warfare.
Call for Sovereignty Protection Measures
ASHE Foundation stressed that the crisis would not have reached current levels if the Nigerian government had heeded calls for constitutional restructuring and established state police to address insecurity. The body urgently called on the Nigerian government under President Bola Tinubu to reclaim national sovereignty through these fundamental reforms.
The Foundation expressed particular concern about the US embassy construction in Lagos, questioning why such an extensive facility is being built outside Nigeria's capital and comparing it to a foreign military base. They drew historical parallels with Madam Tinubu's role in the colonization of Lagos during the 1800s, warning that failure to restructure and establish state police risks deepening Nigeria's vulnerability to foreign domination.
Additionally, the statement condemned alleged political manipulations within Nigeria, blaming the APC administration for complicity with foreign interests that supposedly imported Islamic terrorists to destabilize the previous government and secure power for the ruling party.
The Foundation concluded by criticizing Western powers for playing both sides—arming terrorists to disrupt African governance while presenting themselves as saviors. They warned that any US intervention could potentially incite racial conflict within the United States itself, given the deep Nigerian heritage of many African Americans.
