Former Deputy National Publicity Secretary of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Comrade Timi Frank, on Friday carpeted the Federal Government over what he described as a deliberate refusal to expose and prosecute financiers of terrorism despite years of mass killings and rising insecurity across the country.
Frank, who now serves as the United Liberation Movement for West Papua (ULMWP) Ambassador to East Africa and the Middle East, commended U.S. President Donald J. Trump for stepping in “where Nigerian leaders have failed,” following the recent visa sanctions slammed on alleged terror backers as announced by U.S. Secretary Marco Rubio.
According to him, the decisive action by Washington marked “the first serious international move that has embarrassed and compelled the Nigerian government to even pretend to act.”
“I thank President Trump and the people of the United States who have shown support for Nigerians at a time terrorists and bandits threaten to overrun our nation,” Frank said.
He alleged that across two administrations, the Nigerian government has refused to release the full list of terror financiers earlier submitted by the United Arab Emirates (UAE), insisting that many of those involved remain shielded because of political connections.
“The government already has the list. The UAE gave it to them under Buhari. Till today, the names have not been released because many terror financiers are politically connected,” he claimed.
“If Trump had not stepped in, Nigerian leaders would still be looking the other way.”
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Frank accused the administration of lacking the political will to confront terrorism despite having the resources and intelligence to do so.
“The government is not helpless; it is simply compromised. Terrorists have become emboldened enough to threaten the very soul of the country because those funding them are protected,” he stated.
The activist urged the U.S. not to share intelligence with Nigeria until the full list of terror sponsors is made public and legal action commences.
“There are terrorist sympathisers within the system. Sharing intelligence at this stage is dangerous,” he warned.
Frank also condemned what he described as government insensitivity, faulting reports of luxury vehicle procurement for political allies while citizens are being massacred in several parts of the country.
“At a time when Nigerians are being slaughtered daily, the government is busy buying jeeps to prepare for 2027. Their priorities are clear, and it is not the people,” he said.
He extended appreciation to the U.S. Congress, particularly Senator Ted Cruz and Representative Riley Moore, for championing legislative pressure aimed at curbing Nigeria’s spiralling violence.
“The U.S. has shown more outrage over kidnappings, genocide and mass killings than the very government elected to protect Nigerians. On behalf of millions who have lost loved ones, we express profound gratitude.”
