Nigeria’s violent conflicts are about more than just religion – despite what Trump says

By Ezenwa E. Olumba, Leverhulme Early Career Research Fellow, Aston University

The US president, Donald Trump, is threatening military action in Nigeria over what he sees as the persecution of Christians there. He has accused the Nigerian government of not doing enough to prevent radical Islamists from committing “mass slaughter” against Christians in the west African nation.

In a video posted on social media on November 5, Trump said: “Christianity is facing an existential threat in Nigeria. Thousands and thousands of Christians are being killed. Radical Islamists…

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