Nigeria, Nov. 6 -- The United States military has drawn up contingency plans for possible intervention in northern Nigeria after President Donald Trump ordered the Pentagon to "prepare to act" over alleged attacks on Christians claims Nigerian authorities insist are false.



According to The New York Times, the U.S. Africa Command (AFRICOM) has submitted three levels of operational proposals heavy, medium, and light to the Department of War at the request of Secretary Pete Hegseth.



Under the heavy option, an aircraft carrier strike group would be deployed to the Gulf of Guinea, with fighter jets or long-range bombers targeting sites in northern Nigeria.

The medium option involves drone strikes using MQ-9 Reaper and MQ-1 Predator ai...