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United State President, Donald Trump has threatened to carry out military action against Nigeria over the alleged killings of Christians in the country, if the government does not “move fast” to remedy the situation.
On Friday, the US leader had said that Christians in Nigeria are facing an “existential threat,” calling on American lawmakers to investigate “mass slaughter” in the African country. He named Nigeria a “country of particular concern” – a designation for nations “engaged in severe violations of religious freedom.”
Reacting, President Bola Tinubu had dismissed the description of Nigeria as a nation hostile to religious freedom, insisting that the country remains committed to protecting the rights of citizens of all faiths.
Tinubu said: “Religious freedom and tolerance have been a core tenet of our collective identity and shall always remain so. Nigeria opposes religious persecution and does not encourage it.”
But on Saturday, Trump threatened to send US forces into Nigeria with “guns-a-blazing” if Africa’s most populous country does not stem what he described as the killing of Christians by Islamists.
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In the post made on his Truth Social platform, the US leader said he had asked the Pentagon to map out a possible plan of attack.
“If the Nigerian Government continues to allow the killing of Christians, the U.S.A. will immediately stop all aid and assistance to Nigeria, and may very well go into that now disgraced country, ‘guns-a-blazing,’ to completely wipe out the Islamic Terrorists who are committing these horrible atrocities,” he said.
“I am hereby instructing our Department of War to prepare for possible action. If we attack, it will be fast, vicious, and sweet, just like the terrorist thugs attack our CHERISHED Christians,” he added.
He ended his post by saying “WARNING: THE NIGERIAN GOVERNMENT BETTER MOVE FAST!”
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