Inflammatory US rhetoric risks turning Nigeria’s internal crisis into an excuse for military intervention.
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Inflammatory US rhetoric risks turning Nigeria’s internal crisis into an excuse for military intervention.
![Newspapers with articles reporting U.S. President Donald Trump's message to Nigeria over the treatment of Christians hang at a newspaper stand in Ojuelegba, Lagos, Nigeria November 2, 2025 [Sodiq Adelakun/Reuters]](/wp-content/uploads/2025/11/2025-11-04T001516Z_402782222_RC2AOHARVXQR_RTRMADP_3_USA-TRUMP-NIGERIA-MILITARY-1764197877.jpg?resize=270%2C180&quality=80)
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