By SCM Staff Writer I Monday, Nov.03, 2025
WASHINGTON – DONALD TRUMP has sensationally put the United States on a war footing, ordering the newly-named ‘Department of War’ to prepare for potential military action in Nigeria.
The US President fired the astonishing threat across the Atlantic after accusing the African nation of “allowing the killing of Christians” by Islamic terrorists.
In a furious late-night post on his social media platform, Truth Social, Mr Trump vowed to send in troops, declaring America “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.”
He added the bone-chilling warning: “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!”
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The military threat is coupled with an immediate and devastating financial blow, with the President confirming he will “immediately stop all aid and assistance to Nigeria.”
This is the most aggressive foreign policy move of the President’s second term and has plunged US-Nigerian relations into a crisis.
The directive comes just one day after the Trump administration designated Nigeria a “Country of Particular Concern,” a status reserved for nations deemed to commit “particularly severe violations of religious freedom.”
Mr Trump claimed that Christianity is facing an “existential threat” in the country, citing figures that “thousands of Christians are being killed” by radical Islamists.
Nigeria, Africa’s most populous nation, is roughly split between a predominantly Muslim north and a largely Christian south.
For years, the West African powerhouse has been plagued by a complex wave of violence, ranging from the long-running insurgency by the savage Boko Haram group in the North-East, to ethnic and communal clashes between farming and herding communities in the Middle Belt.
While Christian communities have undeniably suffered horrific attacks, experts and the Nigerian government maintain that the conflict is not purely religious.
They point out that extremist groups often target Muslims who do not adhere to their radical ideology.
Nigerian President Bola Ahmed Tinubu immediately hit back at Washington’s claims.
In a statement posted on social media, the Nigerian leader said the US characterisation “does not reflect our national reality,” and insisted that religious freedom remains a core tenet of the country’s constitution.
Despite the denial, Mr Trump appears determined to proceed, with Defence Secretary Pete Hegseth confirming the order, posting a simple “Yes sir” in response to the President’s war instructions.
The Pentagon has been told to draw up plans for a massive, swift military intervention.
