Public affairs analyst, Mahdi Shehu, has taken a swipe at United States President, Donald Trump, over the threat of military action in Nigeria in the name of protecting Christians.
In a late-night post on X, on Sunday, the 2nd of November, 2025, Shehu labelled Trump a war monger and accused the U.S. of double standards on religion, morality, human rights and democracy. According to him, Trump’s push to defend persecuted Christians in Nigeria is nothing but faith, pretence and hypocrisy.
“There is no better pretender about religion, morality, equality, human rights, justice and democracy than America, and now along with its blood-thirsty Hollywood actor, Trump,” Shehu wrote.
He argued that the U.S. has refused to solve its own problems but continues to interfere in the affairs of other nations.
“With a series of terror attacks and daily killings of its citizens, America is unable to alert its own people but has the effrontery to create a false sense of concern for others,” he said.
Shehu accused Washington of fueling crises across continents, saying that from 1945 to date, the U.S. has directly or indirectly, through funded and armed proxies, killed millions of Christians of all sects and denominations, not in Jesus’ name but under selfish and sadistic motives.
He said the U.S. presents a type of democracy to African nations but openly supports monarchies in other parts of the world because crude oil is sweet and arms sales are profitable.
Shehu also claimed that America shelters looted wealth from weaker countries and still blames them for underdevelopment.
He warned that Trump’s so-called defense of Christians could tear Nigeria apart.
“In the process of killing Islamic terrorists in Nigeria, American drones and war planes will end up targeting Islamic clerics, Muslim-dominated settlements, mosques, and madrasas,” he said.
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He insisted that the real motive behind America’s posture is to weaken Nigeria and take advantage of its resources.
“The whole aim of America’s ‘new love for Christians’ is to create war in Nigeria, destroy it as a potential regional power, install stooges, rule by proxy, and extract endless raw materials for their satisfaction,” Shehu stated.
He compared the situation to America’s involvement in Guatemala, Nicaragua, Iraq, Syria, Egypt, Somalia, Afghanistan, and Iran, adding that “When one recalls these countries, one cannot stop seeing America as the Devil Incarnate,” Shehu wrote.
The post featured a photo of Trump standing in court, with Shehu alleging that he was docked for inciting criminal violence and undermining democracy in the U.S.
He ended his write-up with the words, “The devil is a liar.”