Why bomb Sokoto? Trump’s strikes baffle Nigerians
US missile attacks on Christmas Day hit a part of Nigeria’s north-west that is almost entirely Muslim
Related reading
Donald Trump says US struck Isis targets in Nigeria over attacks on Christians
President posts on social media that the defence department ‘executed numerous perfect strikes’
Donald Trump steps up military threats against Nigeria over attacks on…
Nigerians say claims of religious persecution are false but blame government for inaction over violence
Trump threatens Nigeria with military action over violence against Christians
US conservatives have alleged Islamist insurgents in the country are carrying out a genocide
Nigeria’s inept diplomacy is to blame for Trump’s military threats
The US can browbeat Africa’s most populous country because it no longer needs or wants anything from its erstwhile ally
Nigeria’s problem is bigger than Trump thinks
Its government is failing to protect everyone, not only Christians
Gunmen kidnap hundreds of Catholic schoolchildren in Nigeria
Attack comes just weeks after Donald Trump threatened to deploy US military if Christians were targeted