Trump Threatens Military Intervention in Nigeria

President Trump on Saturday threatened military intervention in Nigeria, saying the US may go into the country “guns-a-blazing” over allegations that the government isn’t doing enough to protect Christians from Islamist militants.“If the Nigerian Government continues to allow the killing of Christians, the U.S.A. will immediately stop all aid and assistance to Nigeria, and may very well go into that now disgraced country, ‘guns-a-blazing,’ to completely wipe out the Islamic Terrorists who are committing these horrible atrocities,” the president wrote on Truth Social.

“I am hereby instructing our Department of War to prepare for possible action. If we attack, it will be fast, vicious, and sweet, just like the terrorist thugs attack our CHERISHED Christians! WARNING: THE NIGERIAN GOVERNMENT BETTER MOVE FAST!” the president added.

The Nigerian government, which receives military aid from the US, said that it welcomed US support against terrorism but that the US needs to respect its “territorial integrity.” Daniel Bwala, a spokesman for Nigerian President Bola Tinubu, told Reuters that he was sure “by the time these two leaders meet and sit, there would be better outcomes in our joint resolve to fight terrorism.” He also said that the Nigerian government doesn’t “expect there to be US military action in Nigeria.”