United States President, Donald Trump, has once again insisted that Christianity is facing an existential threat in Nigeria, saying that something must be done about it immediately.
In a video shared by the White House on Facebook late Wednesday, Trump said thousands of Christians have been killed across Nigeria, blaming radical Islamists for what he called a ‘mass slaughter.’
He again announced the designation of Nigeria as a ‘country of particular concern,’ a legal classification that allows the United States to take specific actions in response to religious persecution.
Trump stated that the number of Christians killed in Nigeria was alarming when compared to global figures, noting that something must be done to stop the violence.
He directed Congressman Riley Moore, along with House Appropriations Committee Chairman Tom Cole, to immediately investigate the situation and report back to him.
He stressed that the United States could not remain silent while atrocities against Christians continue in Nigeria and other countries, adding that America stands ready to protect Christian populations worldwide.
He said, ‘Christianity is facing an existential threat in Nigeria. Thousands and thousands of Christians are being killed. Radical Islamists are responsible for this man’s slaughter. I am hereby making Nigeria a country of particular concern. That’s a legal definition.
‘When the Christians or any such group is slaughtered. Like it’s happening in Nigeria. 3,100 verses 4,476 worldwide. What horrible numbers. Something has to be done.
‘I am asking Congressman Riley Moore, together with chairman Tom Cole and the House of Appropriations Committee, to immediately look into this matter and to report back to me. And I mean like immediately. The United States can not stand by while such atrocities are happening in Nigeria and numerous other countries. It’s not only in Nigeria, it’s all over. We stand ready, willing and able to save our great Christian population around the world. This is not going to happen. The killing of Christians is not going to happen.’
Earlier, Trump, in a post on his Truth Social account a few days ago, instructed the U.S. War Department to prepare for possible actions in Nigeria.
He accused the Nigerian government of turning a blind eye to what he described as the killings of Christians across the country.
Trump warned that the United States would immediately halt all aid and assistance to Nigeria if the attacks on Christians continue.
He also indicated that America might intervene militarily to eliminate what he called ‘Islamic terrorists’ responsible for the killings.
‘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 wrote.
He further stated, ‘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!’