Nigerians demand own solutions to violence as Trump threatens US invasion
Amid US claims of ‘Christian genocide’ locals and experts say crisis is multilayered, dismiss plan for foreign invasion.

Amid US claims of ‘Christian genocide’ locals and experts say crisis is multilayered, dismiss plan for foreign invasion.








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Pinch Point explore how conflict, climate change, and geopolitics are shaping the crisis in Lake Chad.

Nigeria’s defence chief suggests fencing off borders around the country.
Suspected ISWAP fighters target army base in the remote Malam-Fatori town in Nigeria’s northeastern Borno state.
Officials say Boko Haram and ISWAP groups suspected of being behind the attacks on farmers in the Dumba region.

Nigeria’s military has launched an offensive against a new rebel group said to be affiliated with ISIL.

General Christopher Musa addresses the Boko Haram challenge, corruption reports, and more.
Fighters from the hardline group attacked Mafa village on Sunday burning down shops and houses.
US ‘touched a nerve’ in security dealings with Niger, opening door to ‘transactional’ Russia as Sahel violence spirals.
In 2014, Rabiat and 275 other schoolgirls were abducted by Boko Haram in the town of Chibok. Dozens are still missing.
Ten years since the armed group Boko Haram kidnapped nearly 300 school girls, kidnappings are still a recurring problem.