All Progressives Congress (APC) lawmaker and former Abia State governor, Senator Orji Uzor Kalu, has said that U.S. President Donald Trump was right in his remarks about the alleged persecution and killings of Christians in Nigeria.

Kalu made the statement while addressing journalists on Tuesday, following global reactions to Trump’s warning about possible U.S. military intervention over what he described as “genocide against Christians” in Nigeria.

According to Kalu, Trump’s comments reflect the reality of Nigeria’s worsening insecurity.

“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 senator disclosed that he had previously discussed Nigeria’s security challenges with two former U.S. Presidents—one Republican and one Democrat—as well as six sitting U.S. Senators, all of whom reportedly expressed readiness to support Nigeria in its fight against terrorism.

Kalu added that Trump’s comments were likely based on intelligence reports from U.S. agencies.

“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 stated.

Describing himself as “pro-America,” Kalu argued that much of the instability across Africa stemmed from the U.S.-led overthrow of Libya’s Muammar Gaddafi and Iraq’s Saddam Hussein, which he said caused the uncontrolled spread of arms across the continent.

“When you killed Gaddafi and Saddam Hussein, it became a problem because those people were maintaining their borders. After their deaths, light and heavy arms spilled all over the world, and we are suffering from it today.”

He dismissed claims that Trump’s comments were aimed at President Bola Tinubu’s administration, insisting that America’s concern was focused solely on jihadist groups destabilizing Nigeria, not the government.

“Nigerians are clapping hands and political opponents are thinking the U.S. is after Tinubu’s government. No! They are going after the jihadists,” Kalu emphasized.