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President Donald Trump of the United
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States of America has placed US soldiers
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on red alert for possible war in
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Nigeria. According to President Trump,
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the US Department of War should prepare
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US troops for possible military action
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in Nigeria if the Nigerian government
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continued to allow the killing of
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Christians. The US troops may very well
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go into that now disgraced country guns
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aid blazing to completely wipe out the
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Islamic terrorists who are committing
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these horrible atrocities. This
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President Trump issued on Saturday
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evening in line with Greenwich Meridian
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time after President Bola Ahmed Tonubu
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personally signed a statement rejecting
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Trump earlier claim on Friday that
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Christians are being targeted and killed
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in Nigeria. Although President Bola
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Ahmed Tonubu disagreed with Trump who
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had described the high level of
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insecurity in Nigeria as a religious war
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by Islamic terrorists against
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Christians. But some Nigerians quickly
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took to the comment section of President
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Bola Ahmed Tonubu post on exocial media
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platform and pasted a screenshot of a
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tweet published by President Bola Ahmed
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Tonubu on January 29th, 2014 wherein
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President Bola Ahmed Tonubu apparently
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had long accepted and agreed that the
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insecurity in Nigeria is possibly a
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religious war against Christians in the
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West Africa country. verbatim. In the
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tweet, Tonubu said, "The slaughtering of
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Christian worshippers is strongly
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condemnable. It calls to question the
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competence of Jonathan, then president
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of Nigeria to protect Nigerians." This
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old statement by President Bola Ahmed
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Tonubu indicated that President Donald
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Trump of the United States of America
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may not be the first person to describe
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the insecurity in Nigeria as a religious
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war against Christian communities in the
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West Africa country. President Trump in
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his latest policy statement via his
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truth social media platform on Saturday
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evening said and in quotes that if the
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Nigerian government continues to allow
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the killing of Christians, the USA will
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immediately stop all aid and assistance
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to Nigeria and may very well go into
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that now disgraced country guns a
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blazing to completely wipe out the
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Islamic terrorists who are committing
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these horrible atrocities. I am hereby
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instructing our department of war to
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prepare for possible action. If we
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attack, it will be fast, vicious, and
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sweet, just like the terrorist thugs
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attack our cherished Christians.
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Warning, the Nigerian government better
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move fast. According to President Bola
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Ahmed Tonubu, Nigeria stands firmly as a
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democracy governed by constitutional
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guarantees of religious liberty. Since
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2023, our administration has maintained
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an open and active engagement with
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Christian and Muslim leaders alike and
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continues to address security challenges
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which affect citizens across faiths and
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regions. The characterization of Nigeria
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as religiously intolerant does not
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reflect our national reality. Nor does
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it take into consideration the
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consistent and sincere efforts of the
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government to safeguard freedom of
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religion and beliefs for all Nigerians.
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Religious freedom and tolerance have
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been a core tenant of our collective
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identity and shall always remain so.
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Nigeria opposes religious persecution
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and does not encourage it. Nigeria is a
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country with constitutional guarantees
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to protect citizens of all faiths. Our
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administration is committed to working
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with the United States government and
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the international community to deepen
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understanding and cooperation on
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protection of communities of all faiths.
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US Secretary of State Marco Rubio in a
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tweet on Friday had said that the
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ongoing slaughter of thousands of
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Christians in Nigeria by radical
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Islamists and fani ethnic militias is
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both tragic and unacceptable. As
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president of the United States said,
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"The United States stands ready,
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willing, and able to act." In a swift
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reaction, Nigeria presidential
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spokesperson Beao Anonuga replied to the
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tweet and said that dear Secretary
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Rubio, there is no ongoing slaughter of
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thousands of Christians in Nigeria. This
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is a gross exaggeration of the Nigerian
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situation. What we do have are sporadic
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attacks on some villages by bandits and
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terrorists and the attacks are
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religiously insensitive.
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Christians, Muslims, churches and
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mosques are attacked randomly. What our
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country requires from America is
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military support to fight these violent
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extremists in some states of our
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country, not designation as a nation of
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particular concern. Secretary Rubio,
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Muslim lives matter too. President
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Donald Trump in a statement through his
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truth social media platform on Friday
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had said, "Christianity is facing an
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existential threat in Nigeria. Thousands
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of Christians are being killed. Radical
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Islamists are responsible for this mass
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slaughter. I am hereby making Nigeria a
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country of particular concern. But that
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is the least of it. When Christians or
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any such group is slaughtered like is
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happening in Nigeria 3,100 versus 4,476
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worldwide. Something must be done. I am
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asking Congressman Riley Moore together
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with Chairman Tom Cole and the House
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Appropriations Committee to immediately
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look into this matter and report back to
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me. The United States cannot stand by
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while such atrocities are happening in
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Nigeria and numerous other countries. We
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stand ready, willing, and able to save
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our great Christian population around
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