The General Overseer of the Redeemed Christian Church of God (RCCG), Pastor Enoch Adeboye, has urged President Bola Tinubu to take decisive action against terrorism in Nigeria by directing the country’s security chiefs to eliminate insurgents within 90 days or face dismissal.
Pastor Adeboye made the call during the November Holy Ghost Service of the church, themed “The Eve of Glory.” His remarks came shortly after United States President Donald Trump reportedly expressed grave concerns over Nigeria’s worsening insecurity and hinted at possible international intervention.
Speaking with unusual frankness, the revered cleric stressed the urgency of the situation, warning that Nigeria must not take Trump’s threat lightly.
“If I were asked to make suggestions,” Adeboye said, “I would tell our government to move fast, move diplomatically, and move wisely. Find a way to convince the President of America to delay his actions for about 100 days. Then come home and tell our security chiefs to get rid of these terrorists within 90 days or resign.”
The octogenarian preacher explained that he has privately advised past presidents on similar issues, including the late Muhammadu Buhari, but regretted that earlier efforts were not sustained to achieve lasting peace.
“There was a president — unfortunately, he’s dead now — Buhari, who issued such an order. He is not here to tell you who gave him that advice. He acted on it but didn’t follow through. Three months passed, and the work was not done. I asked him why he didn’t proceed, but I won’t tell you the details,” he said.
Adeboye emphasised that the lives of innocent Nigerians must be treated as sacred and called for a holistic approach that targets both the perpetrators and sponsors of terrorism.
“When giving orders to the service chiefs,” he added, “the President should make it clear that they must not only eliminate the terrorists but also their sponsors, no matter how powerful they are.”
The cleric further appealed to President Tinubu to engage the U.S. government diplomatically to secure a 100-day grace period before any international action is taken against Nigeria. He said such a window would allow the government to “eradicate terrorism once and for all.”
“This is not the time for jokes, grammar, or arguments,” Adeboye warned. “It’s not about Christians or Muslims — innocent people are dying.”
Meanwhile, human rights lawyer and activist Dele Farotimi has accused the Nigerian government of trivialising the ongoing violence in parts of the country by describing it as “farmer-herder clashes.” Speaking on Channels Television’s Hard Copy, Farotimi condemned what he termed a “dangerous misrepresentation” of a crisis he believes amounts to genocide.
“You are calling genocide farmer-herder clash — what nonsense,” he said. “How can a farmer who owns nothing be clashing with somebody carrying a Kalashnikov and M-16 rifles? And you even find government persons peddling that idiocy.”
Farotimi argued that Nigeria’s leaders have failed to confront the reality of widespread killings, instead “hiding behind deceptive labels” to avoid accountability.
