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President Muhammadu Buhari has recalled how during his private meeting at the White House with former President, Donald Trump, the then US leader had asked him “why are you killing Christians in Nigeria.”

Buhari according to a release by spokesperson, Femi Adesina, on Tuesday said he then proceeded to tell him (Trump) that the issue in the country was not religious, but rather criminal, and a usage of religion by some elements was to further their economic, and sometimes, political interests.

According to the release, Buhari spoke at Nouakchott, Mauritania, Tuesday, while meeting with Rashad Hussain, United States Ambassador-at-Large for International Religious Freedom.

The Nigerian president said some people hid under the canopy of religion to advance their economic and political agenda, and continuous education was needed so that the larger populace would not be hoodwinked.

The statement partly read, “Recounting his private meeting at the White House with former President Donald Trump, the Nigerian leader recalls Trump asking him: “why are you killing Christians in Nigeria,” and how he proceeded to tell him that the issue in the country was not religious, but rather criminal, and a usage of religion by some elements to further their economic, and sometimes, political interests.

“It’s a problem Nigeria has been struggling with for a long time, and it is completely unnecessary,” President Buhari said. “Some people use religion as sentiment, but with adequate education, people are seeing through it now. Majority of the people just want to practice their religion without problem, but some people cash in on religious misunderstanding for their own ends.

“When people are educated, they are able to discern when others want to use religion for certain ends. They do it mostly for material reasons. Also, when some people are incompetent, they bring in all sorts of excuses, including religion.”

“Ambassador Hussain said the United States of America is interested in partnering with Nigeria in the areas of formal and non-formal education, towards religious harmony.

“There’s so much we can do together to promote peace, promote communal harmony. We love what you are doing, and we would be glad to assist as appropriate,” he said.

socialmediaman:
Trump warned them but they did nothing, just cho cho cho like Tinubu supporters until they hear "boom".

Flangelo12:
Trump cannot do anything.

Dementia Donnie.

Salewa97:
Foreigners should stop poking their noses into Nigeria's affairs

socialmediaman:
Trump warned them but they did nothing, just cho cho cho like Tinubu supporters until they hear "boom".

socialmediaman:
During Private Meeting, Donald Trump Asked Me, ‘Why Are You Killing Christians In Nigeria?’ – Buhari.....



The statement partly read, “Recounting his private meeting at the White House with former President Donald Trump, the Nigerian leader recalls Trump asking him: “why are you killing Christians in Nigeria,” and how he proceeded to tell him that the issue in the country was not religious, but rather criminal, and a usage of religion by some elements to further their economic, and sometimes, political interests

Salewa97:
Foreigners should stop poking their noses into Nigeria's affairs

socialmediaman:
Trump warned them but they did nothing, just cho cho cho like Tinubu supporters until they hear "boom".

Salewa97:
Foreigners should stop poking their noses into Nigeria's affairs

Baronthecelebri:
Go and sit down

AndroBlaze:
So the question is this, what fundamentally has changed between the more than 7 years ago he asked this question and now?

Why are we so blessed that Trump is now remembering us Christians again and he wants to invade on our behalf..... or are the killings are now worse than under Buhari's time

The only concrete thing I can see is we have reduced our importation of refined product from them and reduced their market in the whole of West Africa due to Dangote's refinery...

...it seems to simplistic, but Trump will only commit troops when their is an economic gain , at least that's the idea about America First and Make America Great Again.

ambale:
And you the lover of Nigeria defending bandits, how much more can one love his country if not supporting killers?

WizardOfNG:
Bro, I hear you and I have same reservations about USA but Nigeria is in a different situation to the likes of Iraq, Libya etal USA had long designated as part of the "axis of evil", under George Bush Jr America felt it had to destroy to lessen the real and actionable terror threat they believed such nations posed to their nation.

Nigeria is no threat to the USA in the same way. We all know the unspoken truth about Nigeria which is that this is not about a President simply waving a wand and terrorists and bandits disappear.

Simplistically, it is crystal clear to all upright, critical thinking and honest Nigerians that Northern Presidents, usually Fulanis, won't kill the Killers of Nigerians, and would rather "rehabilitate" and "reabsorb" them into society.

Same North, biggest victims of terrorism and insecurity, will never allow a Southern President (be it OBJ, GRJ and now Tinubu) kill these vicious killers of Nigerians they know must be wiped out for peace and progress to reign.

They will begin shouting "genocide against Moslem Northerners" they will then use to justify inviting their compatriots worldwide, especially in the neighbouring Sahel Nations, to invade Nigeria and fight/kill the "infidel haters of Islam".

This is the constant trap they set for Nigeria meaning we will never overcome insecurity especially rotating power between North and South every 8 years.

A Northern President, even if unhappy to do so, will, for fear of backlash from his fellow Fulanis and Northerners, surely abet and protect terrorist and bandits in his 8 yeats in power rather than wipe them out and set powerful deterent to all Northerner against engaging in such.

The 8 year turn of the South too is useless because, regardless of how resolute a Southern president is to end insecurity, he won't be allowed to fully deploy his power in ways that end terrorism and banditry i.e vja a total and uncompromising war against terror and terrorists, bandits etal.

I am tired of Fulani killers marauding Nigeria and causing death, tears, fear and socio-economic stagnation while Atiku, Sule Lamido, El Rufai, Malami and co santimonioualy call Tinubu names daily, pretending to be seeking the good Governance of Nigeria, whereas they say and do nothing about the menace of their fellow Fulanis to Nigeria.

I have been demanding, for years, that all Nigerians must put petty sentiments aside and insist, with one voice, Northern leaders do the right thing and end insecurity in their region, that is affecting oir entire nation, as only they can.

If it takes the intervention of the USA and the world to kickstart the involvement of Northern leaders, at all levels, in delivering solutions then so be it. The killing, suffering and displacement of Nigerians is too much especially as we know these guys can be wiped out in three months in our armed forces, especially NAF, are given free reign to do the needful.

We are surely heading for far worse than the genocide Rwanda saw with this gradualist and compromised fight against terror likely needing a third force, outside Southern and Northern Nigeria, to intervene in.

socialmediaman:
US did their research and had people on ground all these years. They have all the data about the genocide. It was all about which administration was ready to confront the situation.

Flangelo12:
Trump cannot do anything.

Dementia Donnie.