Reactions have continued to trail President Donald Trump of the United States’s threat of military action, with a cross section of Nigerians urging the administration of President Bola Tinubu to take immediate decisive action against terrorists.
President Trump declared Nigeria as a Country of Particular Concern, CPC, in response to allegations of widespread persecution and genocide against Christians.
President Bola Tinubu, in response, stated that the characterization of Nigeria as religiously intolerant did not reflect the country’s national reality.
Tinubu equally stated that the characterization failed to account for the government’s “consistent and sincere efforts to safeguard freedom of religion and beliefs for all Nigerians”.
The Ministry of Foreign Affairs also vowed that Nigeria would continue to fight violent extremism, while expressing hope that the US would remain a close ally in the fight.