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

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 police more interested in stopping protests against herdsmen violence than stopping the attacks

As Benue State reeled from an attack allegedly by Fulani herdsmen over the weekend, Nigerian police fired teargas at protesters in Makurdi, the state capital,
Pope Leo prays for victims of massacre in Benue State, Nigeria, radio silence from Tinubu

About 200 people were killed by gunmen in Benue State yesterday in an attack that started late on Friday and continued into the early hours



