President Donald Trump on
Monday said the United States will not condone the ongoing killings across
central Nigeria, saying efforts would be made to end the carnage.
"We've had very
serious problems with Christians who have been murdered, killed in Nigeria.
We're going to be working on that problem... because we can't allow that to
happen," Mr Trump said while receiving President Muhammadu Buhari at the
White House Monday afternoon.
Hundreds of Nigerians have
been killed by suspected herdsmen in Christian-dominated states like Benue and
Taraba since January 1. Many of the victims are Christians.
Mr Buhari promised to do
something about the situation, which had been amongst the toughest challenges
for his government this year.
The two leaders also
discussed other issues bordering on trade development during the meeting, which
is the first for a leader from sub-Saharan Africa.
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