Nigerian President Bola Tinubu said on Tuesday that he regarded President Donald Trump’s expression of concern for oppressed Christians as a “threat,” and that confronting violent extremists will make Nigeria “come out stronger.”

Tinubu said through his information minister, Mohammed Idris, that he is “looking for ways to ensure that the international community understands what Nigeria has been doing.”

“Only two weeks ago, Mr. President reinvigorated the hierarchy of the Armed Forces with the appointment of new service chiefs. These were steps already taken before the U.S. concerns, showing that he has been working assiduously to keep Nigeria safer for all,” Idris said.

Much of the information minister’s commentary about his meeting with Tinubu sounded more defensive than defiant,

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