The Olubadan of Ibadanland, Oba Rashidi Ladoja, has called on Nigerians to unite in the fight against terrorism and seek peaceful reconciliation with the aggrieved, following a recent military threat issued by United States President Donald Trump.

The monarch made the appeal while receiving the President of the Pentecostal Fellowship of Nigeria (PFN), Bishop Francis Wale Oke, at his palace in Oke Aremo, Ibadan, over the weekend.

In a statement issued by his media aide, Mr. Adeola Oloko, Oba Ladoja lamented that Nigeria has been grappling with terrorism for more than a decade, dating back to the final years of former President Goodluck Jonathan’s administration in 2014.

“Many people have been killed and property worth inestimable amounts destroyed. Multitudes of families—particularly women and children—have been displaced. Kidnappings have become widespread, and successive administrations have spent trillions of naira trying to contain insecurity,” the Olubadan said.

“When you review this tragic situation over the past ten years, it is understandable that many people feel aggrieved and resort to self-help. Former President Jonathan tried; former President Muhammadu Buhari tried; and President Bola Ahmed Tinubu is also making efforts. But I must caution that terrorists make no distinction between Muslims and Christians—they see everyone as prey while they remain the predators.”

The monarch urged Bishop Oke, as the leader of the PFN—a constituent body of the Christian Association of Nigeria (CAN)—to help pacify Christians who may feel aggrieved, assuring that the nation’s difficult times would eventually pass.

Oba Ladoja observed that in the South-West, where he is more familiar, people of different religious backgrounds coexist peacefully, and wondered why such harmony has been difficult to replicate in other regions of the country.

While acknowledging widespread public support for eradicating terrorism, the Olubadan expressed reservations about the possibility of United States military intervention in Nigeria’s internal affairs, stressing that any engagement should come only through collaboration and mutual respect.

In his remarks, Bishop Oke congratulated Oba Ladoja on his emergence as the 44th Olubadan of Ibadanland, praying that God would grant him wisdom, knowledge, and understanding to discharge his duties to the glory of God and the benefit of humanity.