***Says Trump’s Tough Measures Have Done What Nigerian Leaders Refused to Do
Nigerian activist and former APC Deputy National Publicity Secretary, Comrade Timi Frank, has accused the Nigerian government of deliberately shielding terrorism financiers while insecurity spirals out of control.
Frank said decisive steps recently taken by U.S. President Donald J. Trump and the U.S. Congress have exposed the Nigerian government’s long-standing reluctance to confront terror networks undermining the country.
“In this dark moment when terrorists and bandits threaten to overwhelm our nation, I thank President Trump and the American people for standing with Nigerians,” said Frank, who is the ULMWP Ambassador to East Africa and the Middle East.
He applauded U.S. Secretary Marco Rubio for imposing strong visa restrictions on sponsors of terrorism, describing the move as “a bold and reassuring signal that someone, somewhere, is willing to take action where our own leaders have failed.”
Frank said the visa sanctions represent “the first serious international shock” that has forced the Nigerian government to make gestures it has resisted for years.
“Let Nigerians be honest with themselves: without President Trump’s intervention, our government would still be pretending nothing is wrong,” he said.
“The U.S. has demonstrated more commitment to protecting Nigerians than the very government elected for that purpose.”
Frank pointed to the government’s refusal—across both the Buhari and Tinubu administrations—to release the full list of terrorism financiers earlier exposed by the United Arab Emirates (UAE).
“The list has been with the government for years,” he said. “The names remain hidden because many financiers are politically protected. Some are insiders. That is why the government will never voluntarily release them.”
He said Nigeria’s insecurity persists not because the government lacks capacity, but because it lacks the integrity and courage to confront those benefiting from the chaos.
“The Nigerian government is compromised, not powerless,” he stated. “This is why terrorists now feel emboldened to challenge the state and torment innocent citizens.”
Frank insisted that the U.S. intervention reflects a seriousness the Nigerian government has refused to show.
“The U.S. owes us nothing,” he said. “Yet President Trump and members of Congress have shown more outrage over mass killings, kidnappings and ethnic cleansing in Nigeria than our leaders who look the other way.”
He urged the U.S. government not to share any intelligence with Nigerian authorities until the full, unedited list of terror financiers from the UAE is made public and prosecutions begin.
“It is dangerous to share intelligence with a system where terrorist sympathizers operate freely,” he warned. “Until the list is released exactly as submitted, no sensitive information should be handed over.”
Frank also condemned what he called the government’s “tone-deaf extravagance,” citing reports of new luxury vehicles purchased for political allies while communities are under siege.
“How can a government buying jeeps for the 2027 elections claim it is fighting for Nigerians who are being slaughtered daily?” he asked. “It is a shameful betrayal of public trust.”
Frank, also a Senior Advisor to the Global Friendship City Association (GFCA), USA, thanked U.S. lawmakers—especially Senator Ted Cruz and Representative Riley Moore—for championing efforts to halt Nigeria’s slide into anarchy.
“On behalf of millions of grieving Nigerians, we express profound appreciation to President Trump and the U.S. Congress,” he said.
“Their intervention has reignited hope in a country abandoned by its own leaders.”
