Moses Aondover Iorapuu, a senior Nigerian church leader, says that his country “stands no chance against the jihadists” without U.S. military support. The Trump administration has followed through on an earlier warning to use military force to protect Nigerian Christians if the Nigerian government failed to do so. He told CWR that the recent strikes specifically targeted ISIS-linked jihadist groups and not the Nigerian government or its territory. “That is why the Nigerian military has become a jihadist military,” he said. The Nigerian government has pushed back at Trump’s claims that the killings in Nigeria are genocide against Christians, arguing that Muslims are also killed by terrorists.

Source: CNN December 27, 2025 02:45 UTC