A social media activist and former Presidential media aide, Remo Omokri, had exposed the real reason why former governor of Kaduna State, Nasir El-Rufai suddenly back-tracked from his scheduled overseas studies.

Omokri said that conttrary to his claims that he was suspending his plans for further studies abroad because President Tinubu wants to arrest him and he is not a coward, Nasir el-Rufai is fearful of arrest and prosecution by the Trump administration, which is the real reason he wants to sit tight in Nigeria.

In a post on his verified social media accounts including Facebook, Omokri recalled events leading to the 2019 general election in Nigeria when El Rufai was reported to have threatened European Union observers that bodies of those who tried to interfere with the election would be taken home in body-bags.

He said- “It may be recalled that Nasir el-Rufai publicly admitted to paying killer herdsmen, an admission that did not go down well with the pro-religious freedom Trump administration.

“Things, however, took a turn for the worse on Thursday, February 7, 2019, after Malam Nasir el-Rufai threatened European Union observers with death if they intervened in Nigeria’s impending Presidential elections, which were to take place on Saturday, February 16, 2019.

“On that day, Mr. el-Rufai said:

“We are waiting for the person who will come and intervene. They will go back in body bags because nobody will come to Nigeria and tell us how to run our country.”

“The above statement and his admission of guilt with regard to paying killer herdsmen have ignited a fear of travelling to the United States in Mr. el-Rufai, especially after President Donald Trump’s announcement that he would go after leaders who targeted Christians.

“True to his promise, President Trump set up a task force for that purpose last Thursday, February 6, 2025.

Exactly five days after President Trump set up that task force, Malam Nasir el-Rufai manufactured the excuse that President Bola Tinubu wanted to arrest him, so he cancelled all his plans to study abroad.

“In 2017, at an event in Washington DC that had former President Jonathan, Peter Obi and myself in attendance, Nasir el-Rufai’s name was cited by Republican Congressman and strong Trump ally Christopher Smith as one of those responsible for making Nigeria the most dangerous place in the world for Christians.

“You see that video that Obidients are always brandishing of Peter Obi and I? It was recorded during that event. The next day, Saturday, 4, 2017, ThisDay ran the headline:

“Nigeria ‘Cited Most Dangerous Place for Christians in the World’, Says US Congress”

“Throughout Trump’s first term from 2016-2020, Nasir el-Rufai refused to set foot in America. Now Trump has returned, and el-Rufai is jittery.

“If you read the reasons the Senate gave for rejecting President Tinubu’s el-Rufai ministerial nomination, his “reckless” statements and the extreme bloodshed during his tenure were cited as reasons.

“Nasir’s supporters should note that Malam el-Rufai was rejected by the Senate, not Tinubu. President Tinubu kept to his word. And this is not the first time. He was also rejected when President Obasanjo sent his name to the Senate in 2003. Nigerians can research the story of how he was eventually cleared then.

“There was a cause. And shortly after the cause, Malam Nasir el-Rufai reacted. This is a simple case of cause and effect.

“Nasir el-Rufai’s cup is full. His sins have found him out. The blood of the thousands of Christians and Shiites killed while he reigned as the Butcher of Kaduna has cried out for justice,” Reno Omokri stated.