The Pentecostal Fellowship of Nigeria has urged The United States President Donald Trump has been called upon on Thursday to partner with his Nigerian counterpart, Bola Tinubu, in addressing the nation’s security challenges, rather than resorting to threats of military intervention.
The President of PFN Wale Oke, made the call during an interview on Channels Television on Thursday.
“Whatever needs to be done should be done to stop the killings. The life of every Nigerian is precious, and the targeted attacks against the church should stop. If the President [Bola Tinubu] wants to ask for training in counter-terrorism, or wherever they know that America has expertise, let them ask for it.
“For us, we do not want an American invasion of Nigeria. We want Donald Trump to work with our President and to hold our President accountable to stop the targeted killing and kidnapping of our members. That is what we want, ”Oke said just as he also urged the Nigerian government to end killings across the country.
“We don’t want revenge, like I said. But we want an end to killings. We want every Nigerian, whether Muslims or Christians, to be able to live freely, work freely, and practice their religion freely anywhere in Nigeria,” he said.
The PFN’s statement comes after Trump threatened military action in Nigeria over what he described as the mass slaughter of Christians. On his Truth Social platform, the former US leader asked Nigerian authorities to address the rising attacks, declaring Nigeria a “country of particular concern.”
“Christianity is facing an existential threat in Nigeria. Thousands of Christians are being killed. Radical Islamists are responsible for this mass slaughter,” Trump wrote.
“I am hereby making Nigeria a ‘country of particular concern.’ But that is the least of it. When Christians, or any such group, are slaughtered like is happening in Nigeria (3,100 versus 4,476 Worldwide), something must be done!”
A day later, Trump directed the US Department of War to “prepare for possible action” in Nigeria.
, “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!,” United State president said
His statements ignited of international concern and domestic pushback. The Federal Government quickly dismissed the claims of Christian genocide as false, baseless, and divisive.
“Portraying Nigeria’s security challenges as a targeted campaign against a single religious group is inaccurate and harmful,” said the Minister of Information and National Orientation, Mohammed Idris.
