It’s still unclear what — if anything — the administration will do to counter Islamic militants in Nigeria, but precision drone strikes are among the preliminary options being considered.

Nigeria’s president has replaced top security officials as his government grapples with unabated violence in the conflict-hit north and struggles with myriad security challenges.

"If the Nigerian Government continues to allow the killing of Christians, the U.S.A. will immediately stop all aid and assistance to Nigeria, and may very well go into that now disgraced country, “guns-a-blazing,” to completely wipe out the Islamic Terrorists who are committing these horrible atrocities," he wrote in a post on Truth Social.

Kukah Centre director says lack of accountability fuels ongoing massacres across Nigeria.

A Nigerian court warned separatist leader Nnamdi Kanu that he risks losing his right to defend himself against terrorism charges if he does not present a defence by Wednesday in a trial that has become a lightning rod for unrest in the southeast.

President Donald Trump’s recent threat to send troops “guns-a-blazing” to Nigeria to stop the persecution of Christians is exposing tensions inside the administration over how to approach both Abuja and West Africa as a whole.