Nigerian mission leader calls Trump’s Nigeria military threat ‘answered prayer’

A Nigerian mission chief stated President Donald Trump’s push to finish the violence towards Christians in his nation is an “answered prayer.”

Andrew Gwaivangmin, the chief secretary of the Nigeria Evangelical Missions Affiliation, informed Fox Information in an interview that Christians are “excited” Trump is prioritizing efforts to cease the killings of believers after years of bloodshed.

“Now we have cried out to the worldwide group to pressure our authorities to do the proper factor. That is the one time that America is focusing its consideration on this violence in Nigeria. So, as a Christian, I am excited,” he stated.

“I am pleased that Trump is specializing in making certain that this violence stops. Anyone who does not assist the intervention by Trump, clearly, you understand that the individual does not perceive the truth and the gravity of the violence which have occurred within the north of Nigeria over the past 10 years.”

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Trump threatened in a November Reality Social put up to ship U.S. troops “guns-a-blazing” into probably the most populous nation in Africa to “fully wipe out the Islamic Terrorists who’re committing these horrible atrocities.” The president additionally threatened to cease all support and help if the violence continued.

Nigerian President Bola Tinubu responded to Trump’s menace, writing on social media that his administration has labored with Christian and Muslim leaders to handle safety challenges affecting residents throughout all faiths and areas.

“The characterisation of Nigeria as religiously illiberal doesn’t replicate our nationwide actuality, nor does it consider the constant and honest efforts of the federal government to safeguard freedom of faith and beliefs for all Nigerians,” he wrote on X.

“Non secular freedom and tolerance have been a core tenet of our collective id and shall at all times stay so. Nigeria opposes non secular persecution and doesn’t encourage it.”

Nigerian President Bola Tinubu speaks together with his aide through the sixty fourth ECOWAS Heads of State and Authorities strange session in Abuja on Dec. 10, 2023. (Kola Sulaimon/AFP through Getty Photographs)

Open Doorways, a world Christian group that helps persecuted believers, stated assaults are commonest within the northern, Muslim-majority states of Nigeria however have began spreading into the Center Belt and farther south.

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The organization stated that Christians are in danger from focused assaults by Islamist militants, together with Fulani fighters and Boko Haram. Ladies are sometimes killed and subjected to sexual violence.

Gwaivangmin informed Fox Information that a lot of his group’s missionaries have been attacked and killed.

“We have had casualties. We have needed to bury our missionaries. Our missionaries must immediately relocate. The truth is, I can inform you that right now, we have now a whole bunch of widows whose husbands have been killed of their area as missionaries,” he stated.

Catholics collect for Mass on the Church of the Assumption in Lagos on April 21, 2025. (Olympia De Maismont/AFP through Getty Photographs)

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“It is not straightforward to be a Christian in Nigeria, and sadly, our authorities does not appear to care to carry individuals accountable for all of the killings, the mass killings that happen on this nation,” Gwaivangmin added.

The chief of the biggest international missions group for the Nigerian Christian church stated he would welcome U.S. navy involvement to assist finish the violence. He believes having American boots on the ground isn’t sensible, however hopes america can present logistical assist and tools to strengthen Nigeria’s forces.