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President Donald Trump on Saturday introduced the U.S. will instantly cease all help and help to Nigeria if its authorities continues to permit the killing of Christians, and should even go into the nation “guns-a-blazing” to “fully wipe out the Islamic terrorists” accountable.
“I’m hereby instructing our Division of Battle to arrange for attainable motion,” Trump wrote in a Fact Social publish. “If we assault, it will likely be quick, vicious, and candy, identical to the terrorist thugs assault our CHERISHED Christians! WARNING: THE NIGERIAN GOVERNMENT BETTER MOVE FAST!”
The publish comes after the president on Friday designated Nigeria as a “nation of explicit concern,” citing the widespread killings of Christians.
I’M A CHRISTIAN FROM NIGER. DON’T IGNORE HORRIFYING ATTACKS ON AFRICAN CHRISTIANS
President of Nigeria, Bola Tinubu, stated the nation has taken motion to safeguard non secular freedom. (Ton Molina/Getty Photos)
“Christianity is going through an existential menace in Nigeria,” Trump posted to Fact Social Friday. “1000’s of Christians are being killed. Radical Islamists are answerable for this mass slaughter. I’m hereby making Nigeria a ‘COUNTRY OF PARTICULAR CONCERN’—However that’s the least of it.”
He stated Rep. Riley Moore, R-W. Va., Rep. Tom Cole, R-Okla., and members of the Home Appropriations Committee have been directed to look into the studies and current findings to him at a later date.
“The USA can’t stand by whereas such atrocities are taking place in Nigeria, and quite a few different International locations,” Trump wrote. “We stand prepared, prepared, and in a position to save our Nice Christian inhabitants across the World!”
WHITE HOUSE RESPONDS TO SURGE IN CHRISTIAN PERSECUTION CRISIS ACROSS SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA
Pope Leo XIV condemned the killings of as much as 200 folks in Yelewata group in Nigeria. (Related Press)
The persecution of Christians in Nigeria has reached disaster ranges, as Islamist militants burn down villages, bloodbath worshipers and displace 1000’s throughout the north and central areas.
Attackers in June invaded a bishop’s village days after he testified earlier than Congress, killing greater than twenty folks.
Different assaults in Plateau and Benue states have left lots of useless, with survivors describing militants shouting “Allahu Akbar” as they burned church buildings and houses.
Members of St Leo Catholic Church maintain a procession to mark Palm Sunday in Ikeja, Lagos, Nigeria, on April 13, 2025. (Adekunle Ajayi/Getty Photos)
Worldwide watchdog group Open Doorways reported almost 70% of Christians killed for his or her religion final 12 months have been in Nigeria.
Teams like Boko Haram, Islamic State West Africa Province (ISWAP) and Fulani militants are blamed for many assaults, usually focusing on Christian farmers. Rights teams estimate 4,000–8,000 Christian deaths yearly.
Sen. Ted Cruz, R-Texas, informed Fox Information Digital 50,000 Christians have been killed and 20,000 Christian colleges and church buildings destroyed within the nation since 2009, calling it “a disaster of spiritual genocide.”
Mark Walker, Trump’s ambassador-designate for Worldwide Spiritual Freedom, urged stronger U.S. strain on Nigeria’s authorities, calling the violence a humanitarian disaster. He additionally pledged to work with Secretary of State Marco Rubio to strengthen U.S. advocacy.
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The White Home and world leaders have condemned the violence, warning it may unfold throughout Africa. Nevertheless, Nigerian officers have denied systematic persecution, calling U.S. studies “deceptive.”
Hours earlier than Trump’s menace Saturday, Nigerian President Bola Ahmed Tinubu posted a press release on X, noting Nigeria “stands firmly” as a democracy ruled by constitutional ensures of spiritual liberty.
“Since 2023, our administration has maintained an open and energetic engagement with Christian and Muslim leaders alike and continues to handle safety challenges which have an effect on residents throughout faiths and areas,” Tinubu wrote within the assertion. “The characterization of Nigeria as religiously illiberal doesn’t mirror our nationwide actuality, nor does it take into accounts the constant and honest efforts of the federal government to safeguard freedom of faith and beliefs for all Nigerians. Spiritual freedom and tolerance have been a core tenet of our collective identification and shall all the time stay so.”
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“Nigeria opposes non secular persecution and doesn’t encourage it,” he continued. “Nigeria is a rustic with constitutional ensures to guard residents of all faiths. Our administration is dedicated to working with the USA authorities and the worldwide group to deepen understanding and cooperation on safety of communities of all faiths.”
Fox Information Digital’s Efrat Lachter and Sophia Compton contributed to this report.
