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Nigeria rejects Trump’s threat

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November 03, 2025

Official says the U.S. cannot take military action over claims of Christian persecution.

- By CuInepDu ASADU

The U.S. cannot unilaterally carry out any military operationin Nigeria overits claims of Christian persecution in the West African country, a Nigerian presidential spokesman said Sunday.

Such a military threat from President Trump is based on misleading reports and appears to be part of “Trump's style of going forceful in order to force a sit-down and have a conversation,” according to Daniel Bwala, a spokesman for Nigerian President Bola Tinubu.

Bwala was responding to Trump’scomment Saturday that he has ordered the Pentagon to begin planning for potential military action in Nigeria over alleged Christian persecution in the country.

Here are five things to know about the issue:

Trump’s ‘guns blazing’ threat

Trump on Saturday doubled down on his allegations that the government is failing to rein in the persecution of Christians in the West African country, whose population of 220 million is split almost evenly between Christians and Muslims.

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