Late last month, Major General Muhammed Buhari (Retd) through a statement from his media aide Femi Adesina called on the United States of America to move their African Command, AFRICOM to Africa from its base in Germany. "In this connection, and considering the growing security challenges in West and Central Africa, Gulf of Guinea, Lake Chad region and the Sahel, weighing heavily on Africa, it underscores the need for the  United States to consider re-locating Africom Headquarters from Stuttgart, Germany to Africa, near the Theatre of Operation."

When I read this statement, I felt weak in my joints. I didn't understand how Adesina who used to be an editor of a major Nigerian newspaper failed to understand something this basic: America never solves security problems. America's strongest strengths are in serving as a deterrent (for which they are successful in Europe, South Korea, and Taiwan) or using their clout to freeze financial support to enemy combatants (with which they defeated Al Qaeda and decimated ISIS).

But when you ask America to put foot on your soil or fly drones in your sky, you have signed an accord with the devil and the damage would be enormous and the problem would never go away. Look at Iraq, Afghanistan, and Lybia, none of these countries are at peace and none of them is better of than before America came.

In 2009, there were whispers that America is considering moving Africom to Nigeria. There was an outrage against this and President Yar'adua went on air to say that AFRICOM won't come to Nigeria or any part of Africa.

In 2014, at the heat of the #BringBackOurGirls Campaign, Goodluck Jonathan implored the help of American forces in bringing them back. There was an outrage against this, mostly from the north who claimed that Jonathan was bringing fellow Christian soldiers from America to kill Muslims in the north.

In 2021, we are inviting America in. History is lost on us, history would be the death of us. First, let's look at what is America's motives for committing their forces to a place (and whether Nigeria even factors in these).

America motifs for committing forces anywhere and whether Nigeria fits

In the period after World War 2 up until the fall of the Soviet Union in 1989, America's interventionist policy was run by their desire to counter the Soviets and communism. In the new century from 2000, Islamic terrorism became the number one reason for America's global policing.

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then we will be colonised again

It'll mean American forces targeting boko haram terrorists using carefully manned drone strikes based on intelligence gathering.

Once terrorist in d corridors of power are taken down,everywhere wil be calm. Buhari, Garba Shehu, Isa Pantami, Baba Moungono, Mamman Daura, Femi Adesina, Gumi, Aminu Bello Masari, Mallam Nasir El-rufai, Lawan, Tinubu, Lai Mohammed, Hope Uzodingba, Rochas Okoroawusa and all d service chief's. This fifle are d problem of this country & and until they re taken down, d American military or any other reputable military wil just be chasing wind in d fight against terrorism,banditry etc.