US EditionNigeria Pushes Back on Trump's Threat of Military Action
Trump instructed the US Defence Department to prepare for potential military intervention if Nigeria fails to stop large-scale killings of Christians, amid ethnic and jihadist violence.
- On Nov. 2, U.S. President Donald Trump asked the Defence Department to prepare for possible military action if Nigeria continues allowing Christian killings, confirming he would consider force after an earlier warning.
- In recent years, Plateau state and Nigeria's Middle Belt region have faced clashes between mostly Christian farmers and Fulani Muslim herders, alongside jihadist groups and `bandit` gangs causing raids and kidnappings.
- Trump's CPC designation cited that 3,100 of 4,476 Christians killed worldwide were Nigerian, while the U.S. Commission on International Religious Freedom recommended the CPC listing in its 2025 annual report.
- Following the designation, Bola Tinubu, President of Nigeria, and Nigeria's Ministry of Foreign Affairs rejected the CPC label, while Reno Omokri, former presidential aide, urged cooperation and international intelligence support.
- Previously, the U.S. designated Nigeria a CPC in December 2020 and removed it in November 2021, while Moran Global Strategies has lobbied this year for separatists amid tightened U.S. visa policy changes.
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The US President accuses West Africa of "tolerating the murders of Christians" and the threat of military intervention.
Nigerian church leaders have mixed reaction to Trump threat of action to protect Christians
(OSV News) — Nigeria’s return to the U.S. list of countries of “particular concern” over Christian persecution has drawn mixed reactions from church leaders and triggered a heated debate in Africa’s most populous nation. President Donald Trump announced the designation Oct. 31 to protect Christianity, which he said was “facing an existential threat in Nigeria.” He also threatened to halt all aid to Nigeria and launch military action, upon the go…
Trump has threatened US military intervention and the suspension of all aid if the African country's leadership does not do everything possible to stop the attacks on Christians. The Nigerian leadership is trying to strike a balance, emphasizing that both Christian and Muslim civilians are victims of Islamist organizations that regularly carry out attacks in some parts of the country.
Trump warns of a threat to Christians in Nigeria. He threatens military action. Nigeria's government contradicts the allegations.
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