Trump threatens Nigeria with military action over violence against Christians
US conservatives have alleged Islamist insurgents in the country are carrying out a genocide
US conservatives have alleged Islamist insurgents in the country are carrying out a genocide

Nigerians say claims of religious persecution are false but blame government for inaction over violence

President posts on social media that the defence department ‘executed numerous perfect strikes’

Its government is failing to protect everyone, not only Christians

Attack comes just weeks after Donald Trump threatened to deploy US military if Christians were targeted

The US can browbeat Africa’s most populous country because it no longer needs or wants anything from its erstwhile ally

US missile attacks on Christmas Day hit a part of Nigeria’s north-west that is almost entirely Muslim