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‘Retract Your Statement and Show Respect’ – Deputy Senate Warns Trump.
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Trump called Nigeria “a disgraced country” and issued invasion threats.
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Jibrin says the statement violates diplomatic norms and international law.
Nigeria’s Deputy Senate President, Barau Jibrin, has demanded an apology from United States President Donald Trump over his recent remarks describing Nigeria as “a disgraced country.”
Jibrin condemned the statement as offensive, undiplomatic, and contrary to international norms, urging Trump to retract his words and issue a public apology to Nigerians.
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EKO HOT BLOG reports that recall that the US president had earlier designated Nigeria as “a Country of Particular Concern,” citing alleged killings of Christians in the country. He went further to threaten a possible military invasion if the Nigerian government “continues to allow the killing of Christians.”
In a viral video shared on Friday, Jibrin criticised Trump’s comments, calling them unacceptable and a breach of diplomatic conduct.
He said, “For the president of the United States to come out and say, ‘Oh, you are doing this, and we are going to attack you, and Nigeria is a disgraced country’ — this is quite unacceptable. We feel that he should understand, then retract that statement and apologise to Nigeria.”
Jibrin added that such remarks were inconsistent with the values and principles America claims to uphold, stressing that no foreign leader has the right to issue military threats against a sovereign nation without due process.
He urged the Nigerian government to take the comments seriously and demand accountability through diplomatic channels, noting that mutual respect remains a core foundation of international relations.
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