President Donald Trump has warned that the United States could carry out further military strikes in Nigeria if attacks on Christians continue.

Trump spoke when the New York Times (NYT) asked him in an interview if the Christmas Day missile strikes against the Islamic State terror group amounted to a broader military campaign.

The strikes occurred about a month after Trump threatened to send troops into Nigeria “guns-a-blazing to wipe out the terrorists killing our cherished Christians”, as some US politicians repeatedly claimed that there was a genocide against Christians in the West African nation.