The Presidency has confirmed that President Bola Tinubu will hold talks with United States President Donald Trump in the coming days to address allegations of a Christian genocide in Nigeria
Daniel Bwala, Special Adviser to the President on Policy Communication, disclosed this on Saturday in a post on X, following Trump’s recent remarks accusing the Nigerian government of failing to protect Christians from violent attacks.
According to Bwala, the meeting will focus on strengthening counterterrorism collaboration and clarifying what he described as “misconceptions” surrounding the nature of terrorist violence in Nigeria.
“Both President @officialABAT and President @realDonaldTrump have shared interests in the fight against insurgency and all forms of terrorism against humanity,” Bwala wrote. “President Trump has assisted Nigeria a lot by authorising the sale of arms, and President Tinubu has adequately utilised that opportunity in the fight against terrorism, with massive results to show for it.
“As for the differences as to whether terrorists in Nigeria target only Christians or all faiths, those would be discussed and resolved by the two leaders when they meet in the coming days, either in the State House or the White House.”
Trump’s planned meeting with Tinubu comes after he accused the Nigerian government of ignoring what he described as widespread killings of Christians. The former president warned that the United States could cut off aid to Nigeria and consider military action if the alleged persecution continues.
In a series of posts on Truth Social, Trump wrote: “Christianity is facing an existential threat in Nigeria. Thousands of Christians are being killed. Radical Islamists are responsible for this mass slaughter. I am hereby making Nigeria a ‘country of particular concern.’”
He added, “If the Nigerian Government continues to allow the killing of Christians, the USA 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. I am hereby instructing our Department of War to prepare for possible action.”
Trump’s comments followed a call from US lawmaker Riley Moore, who urged the Biden administration to redesignate Nigeria as a Country of Particular Concern (CPC) and suspend arms sales until the government demonstrates a clear commitment to ending religious violence. Moore had claimed that Nigeria was “the deadliest place in the world for Christians,” a claim the Nigerian government has repeatedly denied.
The Presidency maintains that terrorist attacks in Nigeria are not religiously motivated, insisting that victims cut across all faiths. Bwala emphasised that both leaders share a firm commitment to tackling insurgency and promoting global peace and security, describing the planned talks as an opportunity to strengthen cooperation and clear lingering misunderstandings.
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You call the killing of Christians in Nigeria that has been going on for years.. of which the evidence is beyond resealable doubt “an allegation… “?
It’s unfortunate that you don’t know the meaning of the word: “allegation”..