US military ended killings of Christians in Nigeria, says Trump

U.S. President Donald Trump asserted on Friday that his administration's military operations have largely halted the killing of Christians in Nigeria. Speaking at an event in Washington, Trump described the situation before the alleged intervention as a severe slaughter of thousands of innocent people, including women and children.

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As you know, we recently struck Nigeria and largely ended the slaughter of great Christian populations.

"They were being butchered, butchered thousands and thousands of people were being killed, children, women, old people, just being slaughtered, hatched to death," Trump stated. He claimed that American intervention played a major role in stopping these attacks, particularly in areas affected by insurgency and violent extremist activities.

Trump further stated that the military action significantly weakened those responsible for the attacks. "We hit them very hard. We knocked out their leader. We knocked out their second leader and their third leader," he said, suggesting this deterred further aggression. The President implied that the attackers now understand the severe consequences of further actions.

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They have a great Christian population. They were being butchered, butchered thousands and thousands of people were being killed, children, women, old people, just being slaughtered, hatched to death.

The article also briefly mentioned related news concerning the DSS freeing a man cleared of Boko Haram links and a minister's statement about the NIMC database aiding in the arrest of Boko Haram and ISWAP commanders. It also referenced the NIMC Act 2026.

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They know that if they go further, the attack will be far greater and that they don’t want to really get involved anymore so much. We hit them very hard. We knocked out their leader. We knocked out their second leader and their third leader.