Killings: Muslims also victims in Nigeria, says Trump
The President of the United States of America, Donald Trump, has admitted that Muslims are also victims of killings in Nigeria.
This is as he warned that the US could carry out more military strikes in Nigeria if the attacks on Christians continue.
Trump, who has consistently claimed that Christians are being targeted for killings in the country, made the remarks during an interview with The New York Times.
In October 2025, Trump threatened a military intervention in Nigeria over what he described as the government’s failure to curb violence targeting Christian communities.
Trump, who redesignated Nigeria a Country of Particular Concern, lamented that Christianity was facing an existential threat in parts of the country and threatened to go into the country “guns a-blazing.”
Trump’s statement sparked reactions from the Federal Government, which rejected the claims, insisting that the insecurity crisis affects Nigerians across religious and ethnic lines and that efforts were ongoing to address the violence.
The Federal Government later sent a high-powered delegation to the U.S. to highlight Nigeria’s security situation.
After the visit, top American officials also visited Nigeria to get first-hand accounts of the situation.
Speaking during the interview with The New York Times, Trump admitted that not a single religion is being affected, but even at that, he insisted that Christians were the major victims.
“I think that Muslims are being killed also in Nigeria. But it’s mostly Christians,” The New York Times quoted him as saying.
On the Christmas Day attack on terror targets in Nigeria, Trump said there could be more strikes by the US military.
“I’d love to make it a one-time strike, but if they continue to kill Christians, it will be a many-time strike,” Trump was quoted as saying.
