The Presidency has confirmed that President Bola Ahmed Tinubu will meet together with his United States counterpart, Donald J. Trump, within the coming days to debate the current allegations of Christian genocide in Nigeria.
Particular Adviser to the President on Coverage Communication, Daniel Bwala, disclosed this in an announcement on Saturday, following Trump’s feedback accusing the Nigerian authorities of turning a blind eye to assaults on Christians.
Bwala stated the assembly will deal with strengthening counterterrorism cooperation between each nations and clarifying what he described as “misconceptions concerning the nature of terrorist assaults in Nigeria.”
“Each President @officialABAT and President @realDonaldTrump have shared pursuits within the struggle towards insurgency and all types of terrorism towards humanity,” Bwala wrote on his X deal with.
“President Trump has assisted Nigeria rather a lot by authorising the sale of arms, and President Tinubu has adequately utilised that chance within the struggle towards terrorism, with large outcomes to point out for it.
“As for the variations as as to whether terrorists in Nigeria goal solely Christians or all faiths, these can be mentioned and resolved by the 2 leaders after they meet within the coming days, both within the State Home or the White Home.”
The event follows Trump’s declaration on Friday designating Nigeria as a “Nation of Explicit Concern” over alleged persecution and killings of Christians within the nation.
In his assertion on Fact Social, Trump alleged that “1000’s of Christians” had been being killed by radical Islamist {groups}, accusing the Nigerian authorities of failing to behave. He directed key U.S. lawmakers, together with Congressman Riley Moore and Home Appropriations Committee Chairman Tom Cole, to analyze the matter and report again to him.
“Christianity is going through an existential threat in Nigeria. Hundreds of Christians are being killed. Radical Islamists are chargeable for this mass slaughter. I’m hereby making Nigeria a ‘Nation of Explicit Concern,’” Trump stated.
Trump additional escalated his feedback on Saturday, warning that the USA might droop help to Nigeria and probably take army motion if the killings persist.
“If the Nigerian authorities continues to permit the killing of Christians, the USA will instantly cease all help and help to Nigeria, and should very nicely go into that now disgraced nation, ‘guns-a-blazing,’ to utterly wipe out the Islamic terrorists who’re committing these horrible atrocities,” he wrote.
“I’m hereby instructing our Division of Battle to organize for doable motion. If we assault, it will likely be quick, vicious, and candy, similar to the terrorist thugs assault our cherished Christians,” Trump added.
The previous U.S. president’s remarks have stirred world consideration, with worldwide observers warning that such rhetoric might heighten diplomatic tensions.
The Nigerian authorities has repeatedly denied allegations of religiously focused violence, insisting that terrorism within the nation impacts folks of all faiths.