Christian persecution in Nigeria is in the spotlight, after US President Donald Trump warned that the United States may take military action against Nigeria unless its government stops the killing of Christians by extremist groups.
It’s estimated that around 3,000 Christians have been killed between January and August in 2025 in Nigeria, although these numbers are contested.
The US president threatened to go into that “now disgraced country guns-a-blazing” and “immediately stop all aid and assistance” if the government “continues to allow the killing of Christians” by “Islamic terrorists”. He added that any US response would be “fast, vicious, and sweet, just like the terrorist thugs attack our cherished Christians”.
