Overview
- Trump said he instructed the Pentagon to prepare for a possible operation and warned he would halt all U.S. aid and consider military action if Nigeria fails to stop the killing of Christians.
- Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth said the department is preparing measures in response to the president’s directive.
- Asked Sunday about potential tactics, Trump said he could envision airstrikes or deploying ground forces.
- Nigeria rejected allegations of genocide or state-tolerated targeting of Christians and asserted it protects citizens of all faiths.
- The U.S. re-designated Nigeria a “Country of Particular Concern” even as casualty figures vary by source and experts say both Christians and Muslims are being killed.