Trump To Buhari: ‘We Can’t Allow’ Killing Of Nigerian Christians [Video]

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U.S. President, Donald Trump has told President Muhammau Buhari that his country will be working “very hard” to stop the continuous killing of christians in Nigeria, saying the U.S. “cannot allow that to happen.”

The American leader said this while playing host to his Nigerian counterpart at the White House on Monday.

“We have had very serious problems with Christians who are being murdered in Nigeria, we are going to be working on that problem very, very hard because we cannot allow that to happen,” Trump said.

https://youtu.be/J3zF5NUynfs

On his part, Buhari said he is working hard to address the problem.

He also thanked the US government for approving the sale of military hardware to Nigeria.

The clash between farmers and herdsmen took a different dimension when gunmen invaded a Catholic church in Benue state last week.

Two priests and 17 worshippers were shot dead prompting the Christian Association of Nigeria (CAN) to stage a nationwide protest against the killings on Sunday.

Also, while condemning the attack the Pope prayed for Christians while conducting a mass in Rome on Sunday.

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