SOWORE MADE THE STATEMENT ON HIS SOCIAL MEDIA HANDLES ON FRIDAY , IMMEDIATELY AFTER THE ANNOUNCEMENT MADE BY PRESIDENT OF U.S.A, PRESIDENT DONALD TRUMP ABOUT THE OPERATION AGAINST TERRORISTS IN THE REGION( SOKOTO STATE).

Referring to the confirmed strike on a village in Sokoto State, Sowore stated that the operation reflects a fundamental disregard for Nigeria and Nigerians on the part of the U.S. President.

“My position remains unchanged. Judging by the nature of the confirmed strike on a village in Sokoto, it is clear that the U.S. President under whose authority this operation occurred neither understands nor genuinely cares about Nigeria or Nigerians.

"It is deeply troubling that Nigeria (Africa’s most populous nation) lacks the capable and sovereign leadership required to protect its people and its territory,” he said.

Sowore further asserted that the country has been reduced to a bystander, with its sovereignty violated under the direction of U.S. authorities.

He added that only true, tested, and informed leadership, not imperiled neoconservatives operating from Washington, can protect Nigerians.

"As a result, the country has been reduced to a bystander while its sovereignty is violated under the direction of U.S. President Donald J. Trump.

"I reiterate: only true, tested, and informed leadership can protect Nigerians—not imperiled, jaundiced neoconservatives operating from Washington, D.C," Sowore said.

The Federal Government had acknowledged that recent airstrikes on terrorist targets in Nigeria’s North-West were conducted through intelligence collaboration and security cooperation with the United States, amid public concern over foreign involvement in Nigeria’s counter-terrorism operations.

In a press statement issued on Friday by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, the government confirmed that Nigerian authorities were engaged in structured security cooperation with international partners, including the United States, to confront what it described as the persistent threat of terrorism and violent extremism.

According to the ministry’s spokesperson, Kimiebi Imomotimi Ebienfa, the collaboration resulted in “precision hits” on terrorist targets through airstrikes carried out in the North-West.

The ministry stressed that the cooperation aligns with established international practice and bilateral understandings, emphasizing intelligence sharing, strategic coordination, and other forms of support conducted in accordance with international law and respect for Nigeria’s sovereignty.

“The Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Federal Republic of Nigeria confirms that Nigerian authorities remain engaged in structured security cooperation with international partners, including the United States of America, in addressing the persistent threat of terrorism and violent extremism,” the statement said.

“This has led to precision hits on terrorist targets in Nigeria by airstrikes in the North-West.”

It added that such cooperation includes “the exchange of intelligence, strategic coordination, and other forms of support consistent with international law, mutual respect for sovereignty, and shared commitments to regional and global security.”

Ebienfa stated that Nigeria’s counter-terrorism efforts remain guided by the protection of civilian lives, national unity, and the rights and dignity of all citizens, regardless of faith or ethnicity.

“Terrorist violence in any form—whether directed at Christians, Muslims, or other communities—remains an affront to Nigeria’s values and to international peace and security,”he said