Shehu Sani, a former senator representing Kaduna Central Senatorial District, has kicked against the "disgraced country" comments allegedly credited to the United States President, Donald Trump, who had threatened to invade West Africa's most populous  nation, Nigeria, over accusations of Christian genocide.

The Nigerian senator, author, playwright and a human rights activist, made the remarks on his X (formerly Twitter) handle on Monday, November 3, 2025.

Sani, President of the Civil Rights Congress of Nigeria (CRCN), who revealed that he is speaking up for posterity's sake, voiced his condemnation on the position of Trump to invade the sovereign Nigerian nation. 

In defending his country's status, he stressed that Nigeria can never be a "disgraced country" as it has never oppressed, colonised, destroyed or invaded another country.

He wrote, "Some day we will all be gone. The future generations, including our Children and Grandchildren will read about all that we posted and ask questions about where we stood on the urgent and controversial matters in this moment of our lifetime. I want history to record me among those who outrightly opposed, reject and unreservedly condemn any act of Mr Trump’s foreign military aggression against my country under any guise, disguise or excuse.

"My country is not a ‘disgraced country’ and will never be a ‘disgraced country’. Anyone who is proud of his mother who gave birth to him after months of labour in his ancestral land,will not accept his land being called ‘disgraced’. We are not a nation that has ever colonised, enslaved or invaded any country or countries and dropped bombs and kill millions of people and plunder their resources; Without such record against other countries, we can’t be called ‘disgraced’," he added.

Sani, while acknowledging the fact that Nigeria is facing insecurity challenge, called for collaboration rather than invasion.

He therefore charged the Federal Government to step up its acts to end the killings in the country while he opined that history will register those in support of foreign aggression.

"It’s a fact that my country has been facing security challenges in the last fifteen years. We welcome any support and assistance to our security forces that will help in crushing and annihilating terrorists in our country.

"Lastly, I wish to call on the Government of my country to step up efforts to protect the lives of our people and secure our country, which is the only country we can live without a visa or request for a visa.

"As a democrat, I respect but will never share the opinion of those who thinks otherwise, and want history to register them as supporters of foreign aggression," he said.

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