PDP Chieftain Criticizes US Strikes in Nigeria, Calls for Unity in Fighting Terrorism

PDP chieftain Sowunmi expressed concern over US airstrikes in Nigeria, highlighting the necessity of global intervention in the country's prolonged battle against terrorism. He criticized the delayed international response, urging the Nigerian government to address terrorism as a criminal enterprise rather than along ethnic or religious lines.

Sowunmi emphasized the pain of Nigerian lives lost to violence and warned against deepening national divisions. The airstrikes followed the US decision to impose visa restrictions on Nigeria.

Sowunmi stressed the importance of unity across religious and ethnic boundaries in combating insurgency.