The Pentecostal Fellowship of Nigeria (PFN) has appealed to United States President Donald Trump to work with President Bola Tinubu in addressing Nigeria’s security challenges rather than threaten military intervention.
PFN President, Wale Oke, made the appeal during an interview on Channels Television on Thursday, November 13, stressing that Nigeria needs global support, not aggression.
“Whatever needs to be done should be done to stop the killings. The life of every Nigerian is precious, and the targeted attacks against the church should stop,” Oke said.
“If the President [Bola Tinubu] wants to ask for training in counter-terrorism, or wherever they know that America has expertise, let them ask for it,” he added.
Oke added, “For us, we do not want an American invasion of Nigeria. We want Donald Trump to work with our President and to hold our President accountable to stop the targeted killing and kidnapping of our members. That is what we want.”
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He urged the Nigerian government to secure lives and ensure religious freedom.
“We don’t want revenge. But we want an end to killings. We want every Nigerian, whether Muslims or Christians, to live freely and practise their religion freely anywhere in Nigeria,” he said.
Oke’s remarks followed Trump’s recent declaration on Truth Social that Nigeria is a “country of particular concern” over what he described as the “mass slaughter” of Christians.
Trump had written, “Christianity is facing an existential threat in Nigeria. Thousands of Christians are being killed.”
He later ordered the U.S. Department of War to “prepare for possible action” in Nigeria.
The Nigerian government dismissed Trump’s claim as “false and divisive,” while the Nigerian Supreme Council for Islamic Affairs and the Christian Association of Nigeria urged restraint and cooperation.