Keith Heffern, the American chargé d’affaires in Nigeria, said this at the United States’ 250th Independence Day celebration in Abuja on Thursday night.
Mr Trump said, “Ships of the World, start your engines. Let the oil flow!”
Mr Gumi has repeatedly pushed back against U.S. government involvement in combating insecurity in Nigeria.
Mr Trump said the blockade would begin shortly.
Mr Trump reiterated his desire for Iran to “permanently abandon their nuclear ambitions” and to, in his words, “chart a new path forward”.
Mr Mueller became a long-term enemy of Mr Trump following his probe that found that Russia interfered in the U.S. 2016 presidential election.
President Donald Trump on Tuesday dismissed speculations raised by one of his advisers that Israel might resort to using nuclear weapons against Iran in any conflict.
Mr Trump hoped China, France, Japan, South Korea, and the UK would send warships to keep the Strait of Hormuz open for global oil and gas transportation.
Mr Khamenei was killed in his office after it was hit by missiles on Saturday.
Mr Obi took a jab at President Bola Tinubu, referring to the controversies surrounding his certificate.
