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The Take: Is there a ‘Christian genocide’ in Nigeria?

Newspapers with articles reporting US President Donald Trump’s message to Nigeria hang at a newspaper stand in Ojuelegba, Lagos, Nigeria, November 2, 2025 [Sodiq Adelakun/Reuters]

Mass school kidnappings in northern Nigeria are back in the headlines as families beg the government to bring their children home. At the same time, United States President Donald Trump and other US conservatives are accusing Nigeria of a “Christian genocide”. Is this really about religion, or a deeper security crisis?

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Episode credits:

This episode was produced by Tracie Hunte, Haleema Shah, Marcos Bartolomé and Diana Ferrero, with Phillip Lanos, Spencer Cline, Melanie Marich, Fatima Shafiq, Farhan Rafid, Tamara Khandaker, and our host, Malika Bilal. It was edited by Noor Wazwaz and Kylene Kiang. 

Our sound designer is Alex Roldan. Our video editors are Hisham Abu Salah and Mohannad Al-Melhem. Alexandra Locke is The Take’s executive producer. Ney Alvarez is Al Jazeera’s head of audio.

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