Christians targeted in Nigeria: why the world should care - opinion

Michael Nnadi lived in Nigeria—Africa’s largest country and at once its wealthiest and poorest. Nigeria boasts the world’s 10th largest oil reserves yet 50% of its population lives in extreme poverty. It has the largest Christian population on the continent, but half of its 200 million people are Muslims. The neighboring countries, like Nigeria itself, are all fighting terrorist insurgencies. Nigeria should be the best fit to address it, but the country’s Muslim president seems increasingly incapable of it. People like Michael suffer the most. His face projected a nearly supernatural joy. His pronounced features made him look both older and younger than his eighteen...