Chairman of the Senate Committee on the South East Development Commission, Orji Uzor Kalu for APC, Abia North, has said the US President Donald Trump was right on his allegation of killings in Nigeria, stressing he told the truth.
Kalu made this statement on Tuesday, while addressing newsmen about US concerns over attacks on Christians in Nigeria and Trump’s warning of possible military action.
He stated that attacks across the country have claimed both Christian and Muslim lives and must be confronted decisively.
“If it’s a lie, then the answer is that it’s not a lie because he said the truth. Nigerians are being killed, whether they are Christians or Muslims.
“There are jihadists who just want to destroy Nigeria. We should blacklist them without pity so that they will be smoked out,” he said.
The former Abia State governor also revealed that he had discussed Nigeria’s security challenges with two former US Presidents, one Republican, one Democrat and six serving US Senators, all of whom expressed willingness to assist Nigeria in fighting terrorism.
“Before President Trump says a word, the American intelligence community must have found out where these terrorists are located. You can see that the Nigerian Air Force is already acting, possibly using information shared by the U.S. to bomb terrorist hideouts. That’s how it should be,” he added.
