Nigeria, Nov. 2 -- A day after designating Nigeria as a Country of Particular Concern over false allegations of Christian genocide, US President Donald Trump has threatened military action against the country.

In a post made on Truth Social on Saturday, Mr Trump warned that the US military might be ordered to invade the country and "wipe out the radical Islamic terrorist" responsible for the claimed attacks on Christians if the Nigerian government fails to act.

"If the Nigerian Government continues to allow the killing of Christians, the USA may very well go into that now disgraced country, 'guns-a-blazing,' to completely wipe out the Islamic Terrorists who are committing these horrible atrocities," he wrote.

Mr Trump also warned that ...