France, Nov. 3 -- Nigerians from both Christian and Muslim communities on Monday pushed back against US President Donald Trump's threat of military intervention after he accused the Nigerian government of failing to protect Christians from violence.

Africa's most populous country - split roughly evenly between a predominantly Christian south and Muslim-majority north - has long been scarred by overlapping conflicts that claim lives across religious lines.

Experts say these clashes are driven more by competition over land and resources than by faith.

Over the weekend, Trump said on social media that he had asked the Pentagon to draw up "a possible plan of attack" to stop what he called the "killing of Christians" in Nigeria.

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