United States President Donald Trump has reposted a video of Nigerian cleric Reverend Ezekiel Dachomo appealing for international intervention over what he described as the genocide of Christians in Nigeria.
Trump shared the clip on his official Truth Social account on Saturday, May 16, 2026. The video, which first went viral about six months ago, shows Reverend Dachomo speaking at the burial of Christians he alleged were victims of targeted killings in Plateau State.
In the footage, Dachomo said, “Look at it today. Is there any Muslim here? United Nations, I know you are watching me. American Senate, you are watching what I’m saying here. Special Adviser to Trump, please tell Trump to save our lives in Nigeria. They are killing Christians in Nigeria — massacring Christians. If they say Muslims are being killed, by who? By Muslims.”
The repost came hours after Trump announced that US forces, operating alongside the Nigerian Armed Forces, carried out a joint operation that resulted in the killing of Abu-Bilal al-Minuki, described as the second-in-command of the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria globally.
In a statement on Truth Social, Trump said the operation was carefully planned and executed with intelligence support that tracked the terrorist leader’s activities across Africa. He said the mission was aimed at eliminating one of the world’s most active terrorist figures, whom he accused of coordinating attacks and backing operations that targeted both Americans and African communities.
Trump added that al-Minuki’s death would significantly weaken ISIS’s global operations and diminish the group’s foothold across the African continent.
Reverend Dachomo, who serves in Plateau State, has previously drawn international attention for conducting over 70 Christian burials during periods of violent attacks in the region. His appeal in the video was directed at the United Nations, the US Senate and Trump’s administration, urging immediate action to protect Christian communities in Nigeria.
The development comes amid renewed concerns over insecurity in Nigeria’s Middle Belt, with recent attacks in Plateau State drawing criticism from US lawmakers and human rights groups over the protection of religious minorities.
