Abike Dabiri-Erewa, the chairman of the Nigerians in Diaspora Commission (NiDCOM), has dismissed the alleged Christian genocide, deriding the American president for acting on false claims about the country.

Mrs Dabiri-Erewa, in a post on X on Monday, admitted terrorists are ravaging the country but insisted that Mr Trump ought to support the country to combat terrorism and not “falsely denigrate” Nigeria.

“The perception is definitely not true. There are issues with evil terrorists in some parts of the country, no doubt. What @POTUS needs to do is support the efforts of our government in quashing them, not so falsely denigrate our country,” Mr Dabiri-Erewa said.

Lauding President Bola Tinubu’s response to Mr Trump’s declaration of Nigeria as a Country of Particular Concern, Mrs Dabiri-Erewa said, “@NigeriaMFA has also issued a strong statement. @nidcom_gov urges Nigerians at home and in the diaspora to be united on this.”

Mr Tinubu, who had repeatedly denied the genocide in Nigeria, said he is ready to work with American authorities.

Mrs Dabiri-Erewa’s statement comes in the wake of Mr Trump’s declaration and threat to invade Nigeria to kill off rampaging bandits and terrorists, following a massive online campaign against Christian genocide in Nigeria led by top U.S. lawmakers, including Ted Cruz, Riley Moore, Nancy Mace, and others.

The Christian Association of Nigeria had also affirmed the campaign against “Christian genocide,” calling for international intervention.

Hours after Mr Trump issued the invasion threat, Pete Hegseth, U.S. Secretary of War, said the American Department of War is preparing to invade Nigeria to destroy terrorists should Mr Tinubu’s government fail to tackle the killings.