Trump’s framing of Nigeria insurgency as a war on Christians risks undermining interfaith peacebuilding
- Written by Aili Mari Tripp, Vilas Research Professor of Political Science, University of Wisconsin-Madison
Mosques, as well as churches, in Nigeria are targets of insurgent groups.
Kola Sulaimon/AFP via Getty ImagesNigeria “must do more to protect Christians,” a senior U.S. State Department official demanded on Jan. 22, 2026, during a high-level security meeting in the African nation’s capital, Abuja.
The comment followed an attack...