Tinubu, America’s Air Strikes and Nigeria’s Imperiled Sovereignty By Umar Ardo, Ph.D
Tinubu, America’s Air Strikes and Nigeria’s Imperiled Sovereignty By Umar Ardo, Ph.D The reported American airstrikes conducted within Nigerian territory in Sokoto State targeted at ISIS fighters raise serious constitutional, legal, strategic and political questions that go to the core of Nigeria’s sovereignty and democratic governance. These questions are not matters of sentiment or politics; they are fundamental matters of national survival! They require urgent clarification, as their implications extend beyond security operations to the grave foundation of the country’s existence as a sovereign republic and its constitutional order. 2. Before we look at the operational implications of these strikes, let us first examine its legitimacy. And to do that, the legal analysis must turn on the issue of sovereignty and consent. Under international law, the territorial integrit...