Tinubu Meets Sultan on Unity Amid US Violence Warnings

President Bola Tinubu met with the Sultan of Sokoto, Alhaji Muhammad Sa'ad Abubakar, on Friday at the Presidential Villa in Abuja, as part of a series of consultations with religious leaders amid heightened international concerns over religious violence in Nigeria. The closed-door discussion, attended by Speaker of the House of Representatives Tajudeen Abbas, focused on promoting interfaith harmony and national unity, according to presidential officials. This engagement followed a similar meeting earlier in the week with the Catholic Archbishop of Abuja, Ignatius Kaigama, signaling the administration's push to address tensions exacerbated by recent statements from U.S. President Donald Trump.

Trump, in a video posted on Truth Social, accused Nigeria of allowing attacks on Christians and threatened potential military action, stating the United States would "do things to Nigeria that Nigeria is not going to be happy about" and might enter the country "guns ablazing" to target Islamic terrorists. He cited reports of over 3,100 Christian deaths in the past year and instructed the Department of Defense to prepare for possible intervention. The remarks echoed claims by U.S. figures...