President Bola Tinubu is set to travel to the United States on Tuesday for high-level diplomatic engagements with the US government, Sahara reporters has learnt

Naija News understands that Tinubu’s trip is in the midst of a fraught dispute over allegations of mass killings of Christians in Nigeria and threats of military action from Washington.

Presidential sources told Sahara reporters on Sunday that Tinubu will be in the US on Tuesday for “top level” talks. The sources added that US President, Donald Trump, has delegated his vice, James David Vance, to receive or meet with Tinubu during the visit, subject to any last-minute changes.

Both President @officialABAT and President @realDonaldTrump have shared interest in the fight against insurgency and all forms of terrorism against humanity,” Bwala said in a statement.

The visit comes after Trump redesignated Nigeria as a Country of Particular Concern and warned that the United States may deploy military force if the “killing of Christians” does not stop.

In a post, Trump said the US “may very well go into that now disgraced country, ‘guns-a-blazing,’ to completely wipe out the Islamic terrorists who are committing these horrible atrocities.”

He added, “I am hereby instructing our Department of War to prepare for possible action. If we attack, it will be fast, vicious, and sweet, just like the terrorist thugs attack our CHERISHED Christians.”

Bwala insisted that Washington has supported Nigeria’s security efforts in the past, notably through arms sales that the Tinubu administration has used to strengthen counterterrorism operations.

“President Trump has assisted Nigeria a lot by authorising the sale of arms to Nigeria and President Tinubu has adequately utilized the opportunity in the fight against terrorism for which we have massive results to show for it,” Bwala said.

He added that any differences over whether terrorists target Christians only or Nigerians of all faiths would be addressed directly by the two leaders during their meeting.

“As for the differences as to whether terrorists in Nigeria target only Christians or in fact all faiths and no faiths, the differences if they exist would be discussed and resolved by the two leaders when they meet in the coming days, either in State House or White House,” he said.

The Nigerian Presidency has consistently rejected claims of Christian genocide, saying the allegations do not reflect realities on the ground and that the Constitution guarantees protection for citizens irrespective of faith. The presidency reiterated that its focus is on protecting all Nigerians and sustaining interfaith harmony.

The Labour Party (LP) has accused President Bola Tinubu of hypocrisy and denial over targeted attacks on Christians

The interim National Publicity Secretary, Tony Akeni, pointed out that while Goodluck Jonathan was President, Tinubu never hesitated to call him out over the killings perpetrated by Boko Haram.

He stated this during an interview with Punch while reacting to President Donald Trump’s public threat to use military force over the alleged killings of Christians in Nigeria

The U.S. President, in a fiery post on his Truth Social platform, declared that Nigeria had been designated a “Country of Particular Concern” and directed his Department of War to “prepare for possible action” if the killings continued.

Reacting, Akeni said, “Eleven years ago, before Bola Tinubu railroaded the system to declare him President, he tweeted in 2014 that the killing of Christian worshippers was condemnable and questioned Jonathan’s competence.

“At that time, about 11,000 Christians had been killed by Boko Haram in four years. Another 6,500 died between 2010 and 2015. Under Tinubu, that figure has skyrocketed to over 14,000 within two years, nearly double the PDP-era rate.”

Akeni described Tinubu’s dismissal of targeted Christian killings as “wicked, godless, and unpatriotic,” and commended Trump and other U.S. officials for their “courage and conviction.”

He also urged the U.S. to extend protection to liberal Muslim communities that have stood against extremism.

“They have shown that a united Nigeria, irrespective of religion or politics, is possible if we have good leaders,” he said.

President Tinubu, in a statement posted on X, rejected Trump’s classification of Nigeria as religiously intolerant, insisting that the country remains committed to constitutional guarantees of religious freedom.

The United States of America has stated that the country is preparing for possible military action in Nigeria, releasing a now-viral video on how to carry out military action in Nigeria amid alleged genocide against Christians.

The US controversially accused the Nigerian government of genocide against Christians in Africa’s most populous nation.

Nigerian Christians will be rescued very soon! pic.twitter.com/34curdwUBV

— Dominik Tarczyński MEP (@D_Tarczynski) November 2, 2025

The defence department of the US, which President Donald Trump renamed the Department of War, insinuated that it is “preparing for action” in Nigeria.

Dominik Tarczyński, a member of the European Parliament, shared the video on his verified X (formerly Twitter) handle late on Saturday night, November 1.

Tarczyński tweeted: “Nigerian Christians will be rescued very soon!”

Trump said on Saturday, November 1, had asked the Defence Department to prepare for possible “fast” military action in Nigeria if Africa’s most populous country fails to crack down on the killing of Christians