In a fiery post on social media, Trump warned that the United States would halt all aid and assistance to Nigeria and could launch direct intervention if attacks on Christians persist.
He wrote: “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,” Trump 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! WARNING: THE NIGERIAN GOVERNMENT BETTER MOVE FAST!”
The statement follows Trump’s recent decision to designate Nigeria as a “country of particular concern” under the International Religious Freedom Act, citing what he described as “severe violations of religious freedom.”
Nigeria has faced a wave of violence and insecurity in recent years, including attacks by Boko Haram and other Islamist militant groups in the northeast, as well as deadly clashes between Fulani herdsmen and Christian farming communities.
Trump’s remarks have drawn mixed reactions globally. Supporters, including US Senator Ted Cruz and rapper Nicki Minaj, praised him for “defending persecuted Christians.”
