Do Donald Trump's strikes in Nigeria serve any purpose? | Inside Story

'More to come'.
Those are the words of the US War Secretary after his country carried out a wave of air strikes against the Islamic State in north-western Nigeria.
Pete Hegseth said the aim is to stop the killing of what he called innocent Christians.
President Donald Trump warned the US would take action against the group if the Nigerian government - in his words - continued to allow the targeting of Christians.
Many say Trump was pressured by right wing Christian base in the US to carry out those attacks in this African country.
But what what could be the fallout?

Presenter: Adrian Finighan

Guests:
Malik Samuel, Senior Researcher at Good Governance Africa.
Ebenezer Obadare, Senior Fellow for Africa Studies at the Council on Foreign Relations.
David Otto, Deputy Director of Counterterrorism Training at the International Academy for the Fight Against Terrorism.

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