"Nigeria has faced two decades of escalating violence perpetrated by armed groups whether terrorists or criminal gangs resulting in tens of thousands of deaths and more than 3.5 million people displaced from their homes. Between May 2023 and May 2025 alone, over 10,000 people were killed, according to Amnesty International. Victims have included both Christians and Muslims, the Nigerian government says."
"On Saturday, U.S. President Donald Trump threatened military action if the Nigerian government did not take steps to stop the atrocities committed against the Christian population. If we attack, it will be fast, vicious, and sweet, just like the terrorist thugs attack our CHERISHED Christians! WARNING: THE NIGERIAN GOVERNMENT BETTER MOVE FAST! the Republican posted on his social media account, Truth Social."
"With this warning, Trump implicitly endorsed a narrative promoted by certain U.S. religious and conservative lobbying groups, which have long claimed that a Christian genocide is occurring in Nigeria. One prominent supporter of this view is Republican Senator Ted Cruz, who a month ago claimed on X that since 2009, 50,000 Christians had been massacred in the African country and 18,000 churches burned, accusing the Nigerian government of ignoring it and even facilitating the mass murder of Christians."
Nigeria has experienced two decades of escalating violence by armed groups, causing tens of thousands of deaths and displacing more than 3.5 million people. Between May 2023 and May 2025, over 10,000 people were killed, according to Amnesty International. Victims have included both Christians and Muslims. Violence includes radical Islamism in the northeast, herder-farmer conflicts in the central region, and bandits who engage in kidnapping, extortion, and murder. U.S. President Donald Trump threatened military action over atrocities against Christians and posted a warning on Truth Social. Some U.S. conservative groups and Senator Ted Cruz assert a Christian genocide, while the Nigerian government denies systematic targeting of any religion.
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