The Federal Government of Nigeria has opened diplomatic talks with the United States following President Donald Trump’s threat of possible military action over alleged killings of Christians. Information Minister Mohammed Idris said communication channels with Washington are active and that the situation is being clarified. He dismissed claims of religious persecution, insisting Nigeria remains a multi-faith nation and that the conflict is not religiously driven. Idris also accused US-based lobby groups linked to a proscribed separatist organisation of spreading misinformation. Trump had ordered the Pentagon to draft an attack plan after warning that Christianity was “facing an existential threat” in Nigeria.