Boulos spoke in Abuja on Friday when he visited President
Bola Tinubu at the State House.

Trump’s adviser’s comments come as US lawmakers have
increasingly asked the president to impose sanctions on Nigeria as a country of
particular concern (CPC) over an alleged persecution of Christians.

But there has been no reaction from the White House over the
matter.

When asked about the government’s position during his visit
to Tinubu, Boulos said, “Those who know the terrain well know that terrorism
has no colour and no religion and no tribe”.

“People of all religions and all tribes are dying as a
result of terrorist acts, but it’s very unfortunate,” he added.

“We even know that Boko Haram and ISIS are killing more
Muslims than Christians. People are suffering from all sorts of backgrounds. 
This
is not specifically targeted about one group or the other.

“However, any loss of life is one too many, and we should
work together in partnership to put an end to this.”

The US envoy noted that Nigeria’s middle belt has witnessed
deadly clashes between farmers and herders, with many of the farmer casualties
being Christians.

“But definitely it’s not something that we can say is
specifically targeted about a specific group,” he added.

Boulos described Nigeria as a melting pot of different
ethnic and religious groups, stressing an almost even split between Christians
and Muslims.

“This has never been a serious religious issue and should
not be,” he said.

The US official said the Tinubu-led administration has
recently taken additional measures to tackle insecurity, yielding improvements.

He said the US welcomed the moves and would continue to work
with Nigeria to ensure success.