United States President Donald Trump has claimed that the US military played a key role in stopping the killing of Christians in Nigeria.
Trump made the statement on Friday while speaking at an event in Washington, where he highlighted his administration's security operations and efforts to combat terrorism around the world.
According to the US President, American intervention in Nigeria helped halt attacks that he said were targeting Christian communities, particularly in areas affected by insurgency and extremist violence.
"As you know, we recently struck Nigeria and largely ended the slaughter of great Christian populations," Trump said.
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He described the situation before the alleged intervention as devastating, claiming that thousands of innocent people, including women, children and elderly citizens, had been killed in brutal attacks.
"They have a great Christian population. They were being butchered. Thousands and thousands of people were being killed—children, women, old people—just being slaughtered, hacked to death," he said.
Trump further stated that the alleged military action significantly weakened those responsible for the attacks, although he did not provide details of the operation or when it was carried out.
