<p>About 100 U.S. military personnel have arrived in Nigeria as Washington scales up an operation to target Islamist insurgents, a Nigerian defence spokesperson said.</p>
<p>U.S. President Donald Trump has accused Nigeria of failing to protect Christians from Islamist militants in the northwest.</p>
<p>Nigeria denies discriminating against any religion, saying its security forces target armed groups that attack both Christians and Muslims.</p>
<p>The U.S. carried out strikes targeting Islamic State-linked militants in December, and a small U.S. military team has been operating on the ground to boost Nigeria&#8217;s intelligence capabilities.</p>
<p>In recent days, several planes carrying U.S. troops and equipment have headed to Nigeria&#8217;s northern states, according to flight tracking data reviewed by Reuters.</p>
<p>Major General Samaila Uba, spokesperson for Nigeria&#8217;s Defense Headquarters, said the troops would train and advise local forces, but not take part in combat.</p>
<p>Earlier this month, Nigeria&#8217;s military said it expected around 200 more U.S. troops.</p>
<p>Presidential spokesperson Sunday Dare said Nigeria needed &#8220;massive support from the U.S. government&#8221; in terms of fighter jets and munitions, but declined to give numbers or a timeframe.</p>
<p>Nigeria&#8217;s 240 million people are evenly split between Christians mainly in the south and Muslims mainly in the north.</p>
<p>It acknowledges serious security problems, including from Islamist fighters, but denies that Christians face widespread or systematic persecution.</p>
<p>(Reporting by Jessica Donati, and MacDonald Dzirutwe in Lagos; Editing by Timothy Heritage and Kevin Liffey)</p>

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