Sema Fonkem 04/01/2026

The capture of Nicolás Maduro and his wife Cilia Flores by United States of America (USA) forces joint operation has sent shock waves across the world.

“Last night and early today, at my direction, the United States armed forces conducted an extraordinary military operation in the capital of Venezuela. … It was an operation against a heavily fortified military fortress in the heart of Caracas to bring outlaw dictator Nicolás Maduro to justice,” said USA president Donald Trump during a news conference from his Mar-a-Lago residence in Palm Beach, Florida.  

Maduro and Flores were seized after being tracked by a C.I.A spy inside Venezuelan government and will remain in the USA where they are due to face narco-terrorism and drug trafficking charges.

Now that Maduro is out of office, USA will oversee the affairs of Venezuela while being ran by Vice President Delcy Rodriguez through Indirect Role until Trump’s administration is satisfied that the country is ready for transition.

Before the capture of the Maduros, tension between US and Venezuela increased in September 2025 when Trump’s administration began its fight against narco-terrorism and drug trafficking. September 2, 15, 19 of 2025 and October 3, 13, 16, 17, 21, 22, 24, 27, 29 of 2025 and November 1, 4, 6, 9, 10, 15 of 2025 saw US boat strikes on Venezuelan vessels considered dangerous and suspected to be transporting illegal drugs to the United States.

Other drug boat strikes in 2025 prior to the capture of Maduro include December 04, 10, 15, 16, 17, 18, 30 and 31.

On December 21 2025 the US announced it had seized a Venezuelan oil tanker suspected of carrying illegal drugs. The US Coast Guard led operation came after Trump ordered a blockade of ships entering or leaving Venezuela.

It is important to trail the USA footprint of invasion patterned through infiltration of governments by forced problem solving offers. Wherever there is oil, both Democrats and Republicans go.

There is a panic in Nigeria and South Africa where Trump has offered help in solving terrorism, false white genocide and corruption crises. The situation may not be the same as that of Venezuela but it puzzles everyone concerned on the kind of strategy Trump who currently represents American interests may use to lay hands on Nigerian and South African resources. You have already seen POTUS tease some of his tactics on both nations.

South African Ministry of International Relations views the actions of USA in the capture of Maduro as unlawful and a violation of the Charter of the United Nations, which mandates that all Member States refrain from the threat or use of force against the territorial integrity or political independence of any state.

 Shehu Sani, a member of the Nigerian Senate condemned the actions of USA by saying that Trump did not follow congressional protocol and attacked Venezuela without approval.

“I would like history and posterity to record me as one who has unreservedly condemned this action that doesn’t reflect the interests and wishes of the good people of the United States.” Sani said in a statement

Nigeria’s tease spoon

On December 10 2025, Trump announced the interception of a Nigerian-owned Supertanker Skipper ship with  IMO Number 9304667 suspected of false flag registration. The operation was carried out by US Coast Guard and US Navy . Investigations of the vessel also included criminal activities such as piracy, oil theft and drug trafficking.

On December 2025, the USA government launched airstrikes in Sokoto, Northeast Nigeria in a counter-terrorism operation. The Christmas Day strike sent a strong warning to muslim terrorists, revealed America’s readiness to protect christians and an advancement of the faith’s crusade through military action.

South Africa’s tease spoon

Around May 12 2025, a group of 49 white Afrikaner farmers from South Africa took president Trumps refugee status offer and left for the United State of America. This move came after a misinformed Trump extended a saving hand to white South Africans believed to be under threat.

On May 22 2025, Trump ambushed president of south Africa Cyril Ramphosa during a White House meeting. He accused South Africa of genocide of white people. Although the evidence shown under the dimmed lights of the Oval Office was later declared false, delusional Trump insisted the killing of white farmers in South Africa was real.

Trump boycotted the G20 Social Summit hosted in South Africa from 18 to 20 November 2025 declaring the country unsafe on a strong believe that white minority in the country was a victim of land grabs and large-scale killing. The US president has also said that South Africa will not get an invitation to the 2026 G20 summit which will be hosted in Miami, Florida.

Colombian President Gustavo Petro, Brazil’s President Luiz Inacio Lula Da Silva, Cuban President Miguel Diaz-Cane and Venezuelan Interior Minister Diosdado Cabello have condemned the capture of the Maduros by calling it a criminal act.

Same way the genocide in South Africa can not be proven to be true because it does not exist, it is smilier to how there has not been any direct evidence that the Venezuelan boats were destined for USA. Although the mass killing of christians in Nigeria is a known fact, the Nigerian government can handle this issue without USA intervention.

It is suspected that Trump needs access to northern Nigeria which sits right underneath Niger, a country that is part of SAHEL treaty and supplies the world’s largest uranium needed for the manufacture of nuclear weapons. Trump does not care about christians in Nigeria. He only wants access to Niger’s uranium, Mali’s resources, Burkina Faso’s gold and the suppression of Ibrahim Traoré. The presence of terrorists in the north region hinders access to infiltrate the SAHEL treaty members states by ground.

This is not any form of an anti-USA article because in the world of business, it is understood that the smartest players can only take advantage of loopholes created by weaker hands. The government of South Africa, Venezuela, Nigeria, Cuba and every other country targeted by USA must do all in their capacity to better the lives of their citizens then may be America will not have an excuse anymore to forcefully take over their operations through the support of some disgruntled citizens.