New York Times: How a screwdriver trader in Onitsha influenced Trump’s missile strike in Nigeria
[NigerianEye - Nigeria] - 18/01/2026
The United States relied on information and reports from Emeka Umeagbalasi, a screwdriver trader in Onitsha, Anambra state, to launch air strikes in Nigeria, according to a report by the New York Times. In October, US President Donald Trump redesignated Nigeria as a “country of particular concern” in response to allegations of a Christian genocide in the country. “Christianity is facing an existential threat in Nigeria. Thousands of Christians are being killed,” Trump said, blaming radical Islamists for the “mass slaughter”. A month later, he threatened that the US department of war would (…)
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