US EditionNigeria: Genocide - Nigeria Rejects U.S. Troops, Says Trump's Narrative Fueling More Violence
Nigeria calls for intelligence, technology, and equipment support from partners, rejecting foreign troops and the US-led Christian genocide narrative as harmful and inaccurate.
- Rejecting calls for foreign boots on the ground, Akume said Nigeria rejects the 'Christian genocide' narrative and emphasized the Nigerian Armed Forces' professionalism.
- The Tinubu administration said the narrative is deeply harmful to national security, fueling violence, sectarian suspicion and extremist propaganda, while Nigeria's security challenges span Boko Haram and ISWAP insurgency in the North‑East and North‑West banditry.
- Quoting Akume, Nigeria rejects any characterization of the conflict as genocide, noting insurgents and criminal networks attack both churches and mosques; at least 100 people were killed in the June 2025 Yelewata, Benue State attack.
- Officials cautioned that amplified false narratives abroad embolden violent groups and aggravate insecurity, while the federal government appealed for national unity and noted no credible international organization classifies Nigeria's crisis as genocide.
- Seeking targeted support, Abuja requested intelligence cooperation, technology and military equipment from partners, especially the United States, tracing arms flows from Libya 2011 collapse through AQIM-controlled smuggling routes.
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Nigeria: Genocide - Nigeria Rejects U.S. Troops, Says Trump's Narrative Fueling More Violence
ABUJA: The Federal Government on Wednesday vehemently pushed back against what it called the "dangerous and inaccurate" Christian genocide narrative spearheaded by United States President, Donald Trump, saying Nigeria does not need foreign troops on its soil, but targeted support from its partners and allies.
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