- Trump claimed US action stopped killings of Christians in Nigeria
- He said militant leaders were targeted and weakened
- His remarks came during a Washington security event
United States President Donald Trump has said that recent American military action in Nigeria has helped stop the killing of Christians in parts of the country.
Eko Hot Blog gathered that he made the statement on Friday at an event in Washington, where he highlighted his administration’s global security operations and counter-terrorism efforts.
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Trump claimed that before the intervention, Christian communities in Nigeria were facing severe attacks, particularly in regions affected by insurgency and extremist violence, leading to large-scale loss of life.
He said the situation had now improved following US involvement, adding that those behind the attacks had been significantly weakened.
According to him, “We recently struck Nigeria and largely ended the slaughter of great Christian populations.”
He further alleged that thousands of people, including women, children, and the elderly, had been killed in what he described as brutal attacks.
Trump also claimed that key militant leaders had been eliminated, which he said reduced the capacity of the groups responsible.
“They know that if they go further, the attack will be far greater… We hit them very hard. We knocked out their leader, their second leader, and their third leader,” he said.
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