Trump Tells Defense Department To 'prepare For Possible Action' In Nigeria

President Donald Trump connected Saturday said he has instructed nan Defense Department to “prepare for imaginable action” successful Nigeria complete nan country’s alleged sidesplitting of Christians.

“If nan Nigerian Government continues to let nan sidesplitting of Christians, nan U.S.A. will instantly extremity each assistance and assistance to Nigeria, and whitethorn very good spell into that now disgraced country, ‘guns-a-blazing,’ to wholly swipe retired nan Islamic Terrorists who are committing these horrible atrocities,” Trump wrote connected societal media.

“If we attack, it will beryllium fast, vicious, and sweet, conscionable for illustration nan violent thugs onslaught our CHERISHED Christians! WARNING: THE NIGERIAN GOVERNMENT BETTER MOVE FAST!” Trump added.

Trump’s announcement comes a time after he categorized Nigeria arsenic a “country of peculiar concern,” a nickname nan U.S. gives countries nan government deems arsenic engaging successful “particularly terrible violations of belief freedom.” Other countries connected nan database see China, Cuba and North Korea.

The Nigerian authorities issued a connection Saturday aft nan designation, saying it remained committed to tackling what it called “violent extremism.”

“Like America, Nigeria has nary action but to observe nan diverseness that is our top strength. Nigeria is simply a God-fearing state wherever we respect faith, tolerance, diverseness and inclusion, successful concurrence pinch nan rules-based world order,” Nigeria’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs said successful a statement.

During his first term, Trump declared Nigeria a state of peculiar concern, an action that President Joe Biden’s management reversed successful 2021 erstwhile then-Secretary of State Antony Blinken found nan country “did not meet nan criteria” to beryllium included connected nan CPC list.