Trump’s Nigeria Plan: From Protecting Christians to Guarding Crude Oil Fields | Firstpost Africa

Fri, 04 Sep 2026 11:31:16 +0000

Watch this video as Firstpost examines the growing U.S. security footprint in Nigeria and asks whether Donald Trump’s campaign over Christian persecution is becoming connected to a much larger strategic interest: oil. American-made Aerosonde drones supplied by Textron Systems are now being deployed by Nigerian security company Tantita to monitor pipelines and offshore energy assets in the Niger Delta. The development comes as Nigeria’s crude production reaches its highest level in six years. For years, U.S. military cooperation with Nigeria focused largely on fighting Boko Haram and Islamic State militants. But Washington’s pressure over religious freedom, counterterrorism operations, military training and new surveillance technology is now intersecting with Nigeria’s critical energy infrastructure. Does this prove that oil was behind America’s religious freedom campaign? No. But the growing overlap raises a bigger geopolitical question about Washington’s interests in Africa’s largest oil producer. Alyson Le Grange tells you more on Firstpost Africa.

0:00 – From Counterterrorism to Crude Oil Surveillance
00:24 – Nigeria’s Drone Deal with U.S. Defense Titan Textron
01:06 – Nigeria’s Oil Production Hits a 6-Year High
01:38 – U.S. Military Training Nigerian Special Forces
02:15 – The Shift: Religious Freedom as a Political Lever
03:09 – Inside the U.S. Defense Ecosystem: The Textron Connection
04:00 – Washington’s Global Playbook: Venezuela, Canada, and Greenland
05:13 – The Intersection of Moral Pressure and Economic Interests
06:03 – Why Nigeria is Strategic: Africa’s Oil Giant
07:04 – Nelson Mandela on Sovereignty and Defining Allies

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