American ruling class interests are different from the interests of Nigerian workers (of diverse religions, ethnicity, genders, age, ideology etc). We want an end to insecurity from armed militant jihadists, bandits, kidnappers, unknown gunmen and all other armed non-state actors. We also need an end to the economic insecurity we suffer.

Trump and the US ruling class do not care for poor Christians of African descent in the USA, Nigeria, or anywhere else in the world. Despite their propaganda, American capital does not care for black or poor working people. Period.

So, if US forces bomb anywhere in Nigeria, it is because it serves the foreign policy objectives of American capital. This is to ensure the maintenance of Nigeria as a safe source of raw materials and the peaceful operation of US companies. These are protected by the armed might of AFRICOM based in several African countries, but head quartered in Germany. No African government is prepared to accept the political risk of being their host.

Secondly, US bombing of Nigeria solidifies the MAGA white Christian base of Trump within the US and keeps the release of the Jeffrey Epstein files off the news.

If US can bomb today to kill bandits/protect Christians, they can bomb tomorrow to impose regime change to protect democrats/entrepreneurs/American companies or any other segment of Nigerian society they now designate as victims of genocide.

All the US bombing of terrorist targets in Nigeria shows is the failure of the Nigerian ruling class to develop the Nigerian nation under global capitalism. Members of the Nigerian ruling class are safe and have protection. So, the Nigerian ruling class does not see an immediate threat to their persons, families, savings, looting or power. They rather loot the funds earmarked for ending insecurity.

Nigerians who want an end to insecurity should know that there will be a high future price to pay for US help. In the end we would be better off dealing with all sources of insecurity on our own.

From a long term working class point of view, US bombs will create more obstacles to our liberation in Nigeria. This is despite any possible short term benefits of reducing our current state of insecurity. We must organize the Nigerian working class (waged, unwaged, urban, rural, women, youths students, informal sector workers etc) and ensure that the Nigerian government abide with the constitutional provision that the security and welfare of the people shall be the primary purpose of government.

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