- Christian Killings Allegation: Ribadu Leads Top Delegation to Meet US Officials
- The visit comes days after Donald Trump threatened to deploy troops to Nigeria
- Trump’s comments come amid an escalation of insecurity in several regions
The National Security Adviser, Nuhu Ribadu, has met with the United States Secretary of Defence, Pete Hegseth, over allegations of widespread killings of Christians in Nigeria.
Eko Hot Blog reports that Hegseth disclosed the meeting in a post on his official X account on Friday, stating that he received Ribadu and his delegation on Thursday to discuss the rising violence affecting Christians.
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“Yesterday, I met with Nigeria’s National Security Advisor and his team to discuss the horrific violence against Christians in their country.
“Under the leadership of the President of the United States, the Department of War is working aggressively with Nigeria to end the persecution of Christians by jihadist terrorists,” Hegseth wrote, alongside photos of the meeting.
The visit comes days after US President Donald Trump threatened to order the Department of War to deploy troops to Nigeria “guns blazing” to “wipe out the Islamic terrorists” he accused of killing Christians.
Following Trump’s remarks, President Bola Tinubu directed Ribadu to lead a high-level delegation to Washington for diplomatic engagement.
The delegation included the Minister of State for Foreign Affairs, Bianca Ojukwu; the Inspector General of Police, Kayode Egbetokun; the Attorney General of the Federation, Lateef Fagbemi; and the Chief of Defence Staff, General Olufemi Oluyede.
Trump had recently designated Nigeria as a “Country of Particular Concern,” alleging systematic killings of Christians across the country. He warned that unless Nigeria halted what he described as a “Christian genocide,” the United States would take military action under his administration.
The Nigerian government has firmly rejected Trump’s claims, insisting that terrorist attacks affect both Muslims and Christians and that there is no policy or pattern of religious persecution by the state.
Trump’s comments come amid an escalation of insecurity in several regions, where terrorists continue to abduct residents and kill victims in repeated attacks.
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