US President Donald Trump has launched a fresh attack on the Federal Government of Nigeria, accusing it of failing to curb what he described as widespread killings of Christians across the country.
Speaking in an audio message aired on Fox News Radio’s The Brian Kilmeade Show on Friday, Trump said the Nigerian authorities had been ineffective in addressing the persistent violence, warning that the United States may withdraw financial support if the situation continues unchecked.
“I think Nigeria is a disgrace. The whole thing is a disgrace. They are killing people by the thousands. It is a genocide, and I am really angry about it,” he said in the recording.
The US president criticised what he called a lack of decisive action by Nigeria’s leadership and claimed that the issue only began receiving serious attention after he raised concerns.
“And we give a lot of subsidy to Nigeria. We are going to end up stopping. The government has done nothing. They are very ineffective. They are killing Christians at will. Until I got involved in it two weeks ago, nobody even talked about it,” he added.
