Adeboye Urges Tinubu To Eliminate Terrorists In 90 Days

The General Overseer of the Redeemed Christian Church of God (RCCG), Pastor Enoch Adeboye, has urged President Bola Tinubu to act swiftly against terrorism in Nigeria, giving security chiefs a 90-day target to eliminate insurgents or face dismissal.

Adeboye appealed on Friday during the November Holy Ghost Service of the church, themed “The Eve of Glory.” His comment followed recent remarks by U.S. President Donald Trump, who had reportedly expressed concern over the rising wave of killings and insecurity in Nigeria.

The cleric, speaking with his trademark calm but firm tone, said Nigeria could no longer afford to treat insecurity as a recurring tragedy. He advised the government to treat Trump’s statement as a wake-up call, urging the president to move “fast, diplomatically, and wisely” to prevent any foreign action against the country.

“If I were asked to make suggestions, I would say to our government: move fast, move diplomatically, move wisely,” Adeboye said. “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.”

Cleric Warns Against Delay, Cites Past Efforts Under Buhari

Adeboye revealed that he had given similar advice to the late President Muhammadu Buhari, who initially acted on it but failed to sustain the momentum. According to him, the former president’s efforts fizzled out after the initial three months, allowing insecurity to worsen again.

He noted that it was not enough for the government to go after terrorists alone but also to expose and punish their sponsors, regardless of their social or political standing.

“When giving orders to the service chiefs, the President should make it clear that they must not only eliminate the terrorists but also their sponsors, no matter how powerful they are,” he said.

Adeboye cautioned that if the United States launched any form of attack against Nigeria, other world powers would issue condemnations but would not intervene. “If America attacks us, China, Russia, and others will only condemn it strongly, but that’s all. Britain won’t come to help us,” he warned.

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Activist Farotimi Calls Killings ‘Genocide’, Not Clashes

Meanwhile, human rights lawyer Dele Farotimi has condemned the government’s repeated labeling of ongoing violence as “farmer-herder clashes,” describing it instead as a form of genocide.

Speaking on Channels Television’s Hard Copy, Farotimi accused authorities of concealing the true nature of the killings and downplaying their scale.

“You are calling genocide farmers-herders clash, what nonsense,” he said. “How can a farmer who owns nothing be clashing with somebody carrying Kalashnikovs and M16 rifles?”

He criticised government officials for what he called “willful blindness” to the crisis, urging both domestic and international communities to demand accountability.

Adeboye, on his part, concluded by stressing that the fight against terrorism must not be politicised. “This is not the time for grammar or arguments,” he said. “It’s not about Christians or Muslims, innocent people are dying.”