"Nigeria's Foreign Minister Yusuf Tuggar on Tuesday pushed back against US President Donald Trump's claim that the Nigerian government was failing to rein in the persecution of Christians in the West African nation. At a press conference in Berlin alongside his German counterpart Johann Wadephul, Tuggar pointed to a physical copy of his country's "constitutional commitment to religious freedom and rule of law." "This is what shows that it's impossible for there to be a religious persecution that can be supported in any way, shape or form by the government of Nigeria at any level, be it federal, be it regional, be it local, it's impossible," Tuggar said."
"Over the weekend, Trump said on his Truth Social platform that he would halt all aid and assistance to Nigeria if the government "continues to allow the killing of Christians." He also made threats of military action. "If the Nigerian Government continues to allow the killing of Christians, the USA will immediately stop all aid and assistance to Nigeria, and may very well go into that now disgraced country, 'guns-a-blazing,' to completely wipe out the Islamic terrorists who are committing these horrible atrocities," Trump wrote posted. "I am hereby instructing our Department of War to prepare for possible action. If we attack, it will be fast, vicious, and sweet, just like the terrorist thugs attack our CHERISHED Christians!" he said."
Nigeria's foreign minister Yusuf Tuggar denied claims that the government is failing to stop persecution of Christians and displayed a copy of the constitution guaranteeing religious freedom and rule of law. Tuggar said it is impossible for any level of the Nigerian government to support religious persecution. Former President Donald Trump posted on Truth Social that the United States would halt aid and might use military force if Nigeria continues to allow killings of Christians. President Bola Tinubu pushed back on a label of Nigeria as a "country of particular concern." Conservative groups lobbied for such a designation.
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