Trump Threatens Military Action in Nigeria
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Trump said he was designating Nigeria a Country of Particular Concern because of worries about the safety of Christians in the country.
Nigerian Catholics welcomed US President Donald Trump’s decision to designate Nigeria a Country of Particular Concern over the weekend, even as Trump’s rhetoric became more bellicose on Saturday.
ABUJA — Nigeria said on Sunday it would welcome U.S. help in fighting Islamist insurgents as long as its territorial integrity is respected, responding to threats of military action by President Donald Trump over what he said was the ill-treatment of Christians in the West African country.
Nigeria would welcome U.S. assistance in fighting Islamist insurgents as long as its territorial integrity is respected, a Nigerian presidency spokesperson said on Sunday, after President Donald Trump threatened military action in the West African country over the treatment of Christians there.
The 2023 presidential candidate of the New Nigeria People’s Party, Senator Rabiu Kwankwaso, has expressed concern over recent comments by the United