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By Lawrence Agbo
Senator Jimoh Ibrahim has accused U.S. President Donald Trump of violating key provisions of the United Nations (UN) Charter through U.S. and Israeli airstrikes on Iran.
Speaking on Politics Today, Ibrahim said Trump’s actions breached key provisions of the UN Charter, including Article 2(4), which forbids nations from using force against one another, and Article 2(7), which prohibits interference in the internal affairs of other states.
“Article 1 of the United Nations Charter sees nations as equal. Article 2 (4) says no nation shall use force against another nation. That is the only way you can keep the peace of the geocentric system. Now, Article 2(7) says, ‘Do not interfere in the internal affairs of another country.'”
He said these principles were “conveniently breached” by Trump, undermining international norms designed to maintain global peace.
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“These two articles were conveniently breached by Donald Trump,” he said.
Ibrahim explained that the UN Charter was designed to maintain global peace and security by treating all nations as equal and respecting sovereignty.
He argued that Trump’s military interventions undermined these principles, contrasting his approach with liberalist leaders who avoid aggressive use of power.
The senator also referenced Nigeria’s own foreign policy, noting that under the “doctrine of responsibility to protect” (R2P), nations like Nigeria may act across borders if threats such as terrorism spill over, citing President Bola Tinubu’s right to intervene in neighbouring countries like the Benin Republic as consistent with international law.
“Nigeria is a signatory to the 1948 Convention on genocide and terrorism. So if you sign that convention, it negates your sovereignty to the extent of solving security problems. The convention says that if your terrorism travels and it crosses into the jurisdiction of another country, in international relations there is what we call the ‘doctrine of responsibility to protect’ (R2P) — meaning action can be taken even without full consent.”
