The Chairman of the Christian Association of Nigeria for the 19 Northern States and the Federal Capital Territory, Rev. Joseph Hayab, says the warning of the US President, Donald Trump, to Nigeria over the killings of Christians was misrepresented
Rev. Hayab stated this on Wednesday, while featuring in an interview on Arise Television monitored by LeadNaija
He said that Trump did not threaten to invade Nigeria but instead urged the Federal Government to take decisive action against terrorists targeting Christians.
“Listening to what Trump said, Trump never said he was going to come to fight Nigeria.
“There’s a twisting of all these things. Trump simply said, ‘Go after these terrorists; if you don’t go after them, we can come and go after them.’ So, who is afraid of Trump coming to Nigeria,” Hayab asked.
The cleric said that acknowledging the reality of attacks against Christians is the first step toward national healing.
He urged that instead of dismissing victims’ pain, government officials should engage in honest dialogue about the crisis.
“You can’t tell someone who is a victim, who is in pain, that his cries are not true. Once we stop doing that, then we’ll find a solution. Let’s admit that people came and killed Christians, and they came in the name of religion.
“They came as Islamic fundamentalists. No Christian is saying Muslims had a meeting and asked people to go and kill them, but Christians are saying that fundamentalists, terrorists came in the name of Islam and killed Christians,” he added.
Recall that Trump said he had asked his war department to prepare for possible military action in Nigeria if the Nigerian government “continues to allow the killing of Christians”.
𝗙𝗼𝗹𝗹𝗼𝘄 𝗢𝘂𝗿 𝗪𝗵𝗮𝘁𝘀𝗔𝗽𝗽 𝗖𝗵𝗮𝗻𝗻𝗲𝗹 𝗧𝗼 𝗚𝗲𝘁 𝗟𝗮𝘁𝗲𝘀𝘁 𝗡𝗲𝘄𝘀 𝗔𝘀 𝗜𝘁'𝘀 𝗗𝗿𝗼𝗽!
