President Donald Trump on Monday said the United States will not condone the ongoing killings across central Nigeria, saying efforts would be made to end the carnage.
The U.S. President also promised the assist Nigeria in the fight against terrorism.
“We’ve had very serious problems with Christians who have been murdered, killed in Nigeria. We’re going to be working on that problem… because we can’t allow that to happen,” Mr Trump said while receiving President Muhammadu Buhari at the White House Monday afternoon.
Hundreds of Nigerians have been killed by suspected herdsmen in Christian-dominated states like Benue and Taraba since January 1. Many of the victims are Christians.
Mr Buhari promised to do something about the situation, which had been amongst the toughest challenges for his government this year.
Meanwhile, Donald Trump has pledged the assistance of the United States of America to the terrorism fight by Nigeria.
The U.S. President said that discussion would continue on the issues relating to military hardwares and other logistics.
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