US President Donald Trump has threatened military action against Nigeria, accusing the government of allowing the killing of Christians.
Trump vowed to stop all aid and assistance to Nigeria and take military action to “completely wipe out Islamic terrorists whom he accused of committing horrible atrocities.”
However Nigerian President Bola Ahmed Tinubu said his country opposed religious persecution and had constitutional guarantees to protect citizens of all faiths.
Trump called Nigeria a disgraced country, threatening to go in “guns-a-blazing” to wipe out what he called Islamic terrorists, adding that he’d instructed the Pentagon, which is also now called the Department of War, to prepare for possible action.
He said if Nigeria were attacked, it would be fast, vicious and sweet.
He warned the Nigerian government, which has rejected the claims to act fast.
Trump said on Sunday the U.S. military could deploy troops to Nigeria or carry out air strikes to stop what he called the killing of large numbers of Christians in the West African country.
Asked if he envisioned troops on the ground or air strikes in Nigeria, Trump told reporters aboard Air Force One: “Could be. I mean, other things. I envisage a lot of things. They’re killing record numbers of Christians in Nigeria … They’re killing the Christians and killing them in very large numbers. We’re not going to allow that to happen.”
Trump made the comment on Sunday evening as he headed back to Washington after a weekend at his vacation home in Florida.
Trump threatened on Saturday to take military action against Nigeria if Africa’s most populous country failed to crack down on the killing of Christians.
The U.S. president’s threat of military action came a day after his administration added Nigeria back to a “Countries of Particular Concern” list of nations that the U.S. says have violated religious freedoms. Other nations on the list include China, Myanmar, North Korea, Russia and Pakistan.
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