JUST IN: Presidency reacts to video on US military presence in Nigeria
The Presidency has dismissed a viral video alleging that United States troops have arrived in Nigeria following threats of military intervention by U.S. President Donald Trump.
Reacting to the video on Friday, the Special Assistant to President Bola Ahmed Tinubu on Social Media, Dada Olusegun, described the claim as false.
“This is false!!!!” Olusegun wrote on his X (formerly Twitter) handle in response to a post by user @Italian_Spencer, who shared the video with the caption: “Breaking News🚨: US Army lands in Bonny Island, Rivers State!! Donald Trump wasn’t playing around.”
The video, which has drawn more than 1,300 comments, shows a group of foreign military personnel in uniform and helmets standing beside inflatable boats on a riverbank at an undisclosed location.
The claim surfaced amid Trump’s recent remarks about possible U.S. intervention in Nigeria. Earlier this week, Trump alleged that Christianity was under “existential threat” in Nigeria and designated the country a “nation of particular concern” over alleged killings of Christians.
In a video released by the White House, Trump said the United States would not remain silent while Christians were being attacked, and directed members of the U.S. Congress to investigate the situation.
“If the Nigerian Government continues to allow the killing of Christians, the U.S.A. will immediately stop all aid and may go into that country ‘guns-a-blazing’ to eliminate Islamic terrorists,” Trump warned on his Truth Social platform.
He also claimed to have instructed the U.S. War Department to prepare for “possible action” in Nigeria.
The claim has since been denied by the Nigerian government.
Meanwhile, the Nigerian Presidency has maintained that the video suggesting the presence of American troops in the country is fabricated and should be disregarded by the public.
