The Yoruba Revolutionary Movement (YOREM) has strongly condemned any U.S. military intervention in Nigeria and urged Yoruba people to defend their ancestral lands against what it describes as extremist colonisation.

In a statement, Comrade Wale Balogun, National Coordinator of YOREM, said the group is “firmly opposed to any form of U.S. invasion or foreign military occupation,” following recent threats by U.S. President Donald Trump, who suggested possible military action after redesignating Nigeria as a Country of Particular Concern (CPC) over alleged persecution of Christians.

“While the incessant and senseless killings across Nigeria are deeply alarming, we reject imperialist intervention, especially from global powers whose historical actions have fueled the crises we face, including the proliferation of sophisticated weapons among violent actors,” Balogun said.

YOREM highlighted persistent threats from terrorist Fulani herdsmen and jihadist networks, warning that their aim includes imposing a hardline Islamic ideology and encroaching upon Yoruba lands. The group also criticised Yoruba individuals who have, “for personal or political gain, aligned themselves with forces bringing devastation to our land.”

Referencing historical resistance, Balogun pointed to the Fulani capture of Ilorin and the subsequent 19th-century expansionist campaigns halted at Osogbo in 1840, drawing parallels with current threats.

The statement called on Yoruba self-determination activists, youth, and leaders to take proactive action rather than waiting for external intervention:

“Liberation will not come from passivity or wishful thinking. Responsibility, unity, courage, and vigilance are required to safeguard the incoming generation’s future.”

YOREM specifically urged leadership figures such as Aare Ona Kakanfo Oloye Gani Adams and the Oodua Peoples Congress (OPC) to protect communities lawfully, while also appealing to groups like COSEG, YSDM, and the World Yoruba Congress to act decisively against internal colonisers.

The movement reiterated its long-standing call for a Pan-Yoruba Constituents Assembly (PYCA) to develop a blueprint for Yoruba autonomy within a restructured federal union—or, if necessary, to declare a sovereign Oodua Republic.

Balogun also urged Obas (traditional rulers) to establish local vigilante groups, lawmakers to support the creation of state police, and Lagos State government to strengthen Amotekun as a legitimate security force.

“All hands must be on deck. U.S. intervention may appear attractive to some as a temporary solution, but history shows that foreign powers’ intervention brings consequences far worse than our current challenges,” the statement concluded.