# African Union Commission chairperson, Mahmoud Ali Youssouf, has pushed back against US president Donald Trump’s allegations of mass killings of Christians in northern Nigeria. Trump has threatened military action, accusing the Nigerian government of failing to stop what he called the mass slaughter of Christians in the country. This is despite Human rights experts stating that most victims of the extremist Islamist armed group Boko Haram have been Muslims. Youssouf has urged caution over unsubstantiated statements:
AU Commission chairperson says there is no genocide in northern Nigeria [SOUND]
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