Former Head of State, General Abdulsalami Abubakar (retd.), has urged United States President Donald Trump to show support for Nigeria’s fight against insecurity rather than make comments that could destabilize the country.

According to the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN), Abdulsalami, speaking from London in a telephone interview, warned that Trump’s recent comments about Nigeria being a “country of particular concern” could “jeopardize the nation’s hard-won unity.”

Naija News reports that on Friday, October 31, 2025, Trump announced that Nigeria had been redesignated as a Country of Particular Concern (CPC) over what he described as “Christian genocide

He further warned that unless the Nigerian government acted swiftly, the United States would suspend all aid and might “unleash the Department of War” to deal with terrorists “attacking our cherished Christians.”

The comments sparked outrage across Nigeria, with political leaders and civil society groups describing the statements as “provocative and unnecessary.”

The Nigerian presidency has since announced that President Bola Tinubu and Trump are expected to meet to discuss the matter.

In his reaction, Abdulsalami described Trump’s remarks as a grave threat to national cohesion, urging Nigerians to remain united and avoid being drawn into divisive rhetoric.

Trump’s comments pose a grave threat to the country’s hard-won unity,” he said.

“At this critical time, unity, wisdom, and diplomacy must take precedence over division and pride.”

The elder statesman called on citizens to “put aside their differences” and defend the country’s sovereignty through peace and mutual respect.

Abdulsalami also appealed to the United States to adopt a more constructive approach toward Nigeria’s internal challenges, particularly in addressing insecurity, poverty, and terrorism.

“What Nigeria needs now is cooperation and strategic dialogue, not threats or labels,” he said.

“The U.S. should work with us to strengthen peace and security.”

He stressed that the international community should help developing nations like Nigeria through intelligence sharing, training, and diplomatic engagement rather than punitive declarations.

The former leader, who handed over power to a democratic government in 1999, noted that Nigeria must continue to rely on quiet diplomacy to manage international relations and safeguard its interests.

“Nigeria must continue to engage in quiet diplomacy to address any misunderstandings and protect its national interest,” he added.

The Senator representing Kogi Central, Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan, has alleged that Senate President Godswill Akpabio ordered officials of the Nigeria Immigration Service (NIS) to seize her international passport, thereby preventing her from travelling abroad.

In a video obtained by Naija News on Tuesday, the visibly upset lawmaker was seen confronting immigration officers at the airport, accusing them of unlawfully restricting her movement.

Akpoti-Uduaghan, who shared details of the incident with journalists, described the alleged action as a violation of her fundamental human rights.

Hello, fellow Nigerians. I’m Senator Natasha. Having completed my second year in office, I decided to take a week off. I’m at the airport here, and my passport has been withheld again,” she said in the viral video.

She recalled a similar experience in the past when she was stopped from travelling despite having no pending charges or court orders restricting her movement.

“This same thing happened before when I was stopped from travelling even though I had committed no offence, and there was no court order restricting me,” she said.

According to the lawmaker, one of the immigration officers informed her that the directive came directly from the Senate President, who allegedly accused her of damaging Nigeria’s image through her interactions with international media.

The officer in charge told me that the Senate President, Senator Godswill Akpabio, instructed them to withhold my passport and prevent me from travelling because he claimed that each time I go abroad, I ‘spoil the image of the country’ by granting interviews to international media,” Akpoti-Uduaghan alleged.

She decried what she called harassment and intimidation, insisting that her constitutional rights to freedom of movement and expression must be respected.

As of press time, neither the Nigeria Immigration Service nor the Office of the Senate President had issued any official response to the senator’s claims.

Mike Arnold, a former Mayor of Blanco City, Texas, has provided further insights into the proposed military invasion by President Donald Trump of the United States of America.

In a recent post made on X on Tuesday, November 4, Arnold said there might be action from the US government on Nigerian soil sooner than expected.

According to the former US Mayor, the Air Force and Marines have already been mobilized with satellites littered all over Nigeria to track the activities of the Islamic terrorists.

“I’m hearing gossip. Gears are turning. I think we may see real action. Air Force mobilized, possibly Marines. Satellites tracking the terrorist,” Arnold stated.

He also insinuated that Nigeria’s president, Bola Tinubu is initiating an escape from the entire scenario with a planned summit outside the country.

Recall that Sahara Reporters had in a report said the Nigerian president had aborted a purported meeting with Trump to attend the G-20 summit on November 20, in Durban.

According to the report, a source said, “Rather there is an invitation on the cards for Tinubu to attend the G-20 summit on November 20 in Durban, South Africa where a likely meeting between Tinubu and Trump is a possibility.”

However, writing further, Arnold said, “Did Tinubu go to a summit or initiate an escape plan? Nothing confirmed but none of this would surprise me.”

He also stated that the US president was never joking or playing around the bush when he said that America would act on the alleged killing of Christians in Nigerian states.

The former US Mayor added, “I told you Trump wasn’t messing around, and with Tinubu‘s tone deaf response, and now flight to South Africa — and with Christian killings ongoing — I would not be surprised to see action very soon. Under these circumstances, a long delay would surprise me even more.”