The Pentecostal Fellowship of Nigeria (PFN) has called on U.S. President Donald Trump to work with President Bola Tinubu on tackling insecurity in Nigeria instead of threatening military intervention.

PFN President, Bishop Wale Oke, made the appeal during an interview following Trump’s recent warning of possible U.S. military action over what he described as Christian Genocide in Nigeria.

“Whatever must be done to stop the killings should be done. Every Nigerian life is precious, and the targeted attacks against the church must stop,” Oke said. “If President Tinubu needs counter terrorism training or other areas where America has expertise, let him ask for it.”

He stressed that the Christian community does not support foreign military intervention.

“For us, we do not want an American invasion of Nigeria. We want Donald Trump to work with our President and to hold him accountable to stop the targeted killings and kidnapping of our members. That is what we want,” Oke added.

Trump had taken to his Truth Social platform, describing Nigeria as a “country of particular concern” and alleging that Christian communities were facing “an existential threat” from radical Islamist groups.

“Thousands of Christians are being killed. Radical Islamists are responsible for this mass slaughter,” Trump claimed. The U.S. President later said he had directed the Department of War to “prepare for possible action” in Nigeria, warning that any strike would be “fast, vicious, and sweet.”

Nigeria’s Federal Government swiftly rejected the allegations, denying that Christians were being targeted in a genocide.

“Portraying Nigeria’s security challenges as a targeted campaign against a single religious group is inaccurate and harmful,” Minister of Information and National Orientation, Mohammed Idris, said in a statement.

Officials insisted that security agencies were making progress in addressing widespread insecurity and noted that the Tinubu administration was open to international support.

The PFN, however, urged the Nigerian government to intensify efforts to end the violence affecting various communities across the country.

“We don’t want revenge,” Bishop Oke said. “We want an end to the killings. Every Nigerian, Muslim or Christian should be able to live, work, and practice their faith freely anywhere in Nigeria.”