US President Donald Trump has ordered the military to prepare for action in Nigeria to tackle Islamist militant groups, accusing the government of failing to protect Christians.
Trump did not say which killings he was referring to, but claims of a genocide against Nigeria's Christians have been circulating in recent weeks and months in some right-wing US circles.
Groups monitoring violence say there is no evidence to suggest that Christians are being killed more than Muslims in Nigeria, which is roughly evenly divided between followers of the two religions. An advisor to Nigeria's president told the BBC that any military action against the jihadist groups should be carried out together.
Of course, Nigeria has a long history of corruption and violence that has left the country impoverished and unstable. Similarly, the U.S. has a long record of military interventions that often leave nations worse off once it withdraws. Adding to all this uncertainty, Trump’s tendency to bloviate makes it unclear how serious he truly is about launching missile strikes against a sovereign nation like Nigeria. But ironically, the ever-present oil factor may be the real reason he’s even considering such action.
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