How Donald Trump Nearly Invaded Nigeria With U.S. Special Forces

How Donald Trump Nearly Invaded Nigeria With U.S. Special Forces

A book documenting former US President Donald Trump‘s administration revealed how the US military, including the US Navy SEALs, nearly attacked Nigeria.

iexclusive News Nigeria reports that the book ‘I Alone Can Fix It: Donald J. Trump’s Catastrophic Final Year,’ written by Carol Leonnig and Philip Rucker.

Described US special forces entering the country to rescue Philip Walton, the son of an American missionary who had been kidnapped at his home by gunmen from the neighboring Niger Republic.

“The expedition had to be put on hold until the Nigerian government approved it. “American troops had gotten dangerously near to launching a technological invasion of a foreign country,” according to the book.

At the time of the mission, it was uncertain if the United States military activity on Nigerian land was in accordance with Article 2(4) of the UN Charter on Territorial Integrity.

However, in response to fears of an unlawful invasion, Nigeria’s defense minister, Bashir Salihi Magashi, stated that President Muhammadu Buhari’s administration had granted US special forces authorization to rescue Mr. Walton.

The authors stated that the United States stopped their operation after learning that a White House assistant, Kash Patel, had notified authorities that the Nigerian government was aware of the mission, but the details were unclear.

Mr. Patel declined to comment on this, according to the writers.

According to the book, Mr. Trump personally approved the operation when then-secretary of state Mike Pompeo and national security advisor Robert O’Brien were unavailable.

It was also revealed that defense secretary Mark Esper had not discussed the subject with Mr. Trump prior to its approval.

The expedition, which took place in October of last year, was successful, resulting in the deaths of six captives.

Jonathan Hoffman, a Pentagon spokeswoman, issued a statement announcing Mr. Walton’s release.