United States (US) President Donald Trump, on Friday, October 31, designated Nigeria as a “country of particular concern.” He cited the widespread killings of Christians in the country to justify his action.
In its 2025 Annual Report, the U.S. Commission on International Religious Freedom (USCIRF) recommended that the U.S. Department of State designate Nigeria as a Country of Particular Concern (CPC) for engaging in systematic, ongoing, and egregious violations of religious freedom.
“Christianity is facing an existential threat in Nigeria,” Trump posted on his Truth Social account.
“Thousands of Christians are being killed. Radical Islamists are responsible for this mass slaughter. I am hereby making Nigeria a “COUNTRY OF PARTICULAR CONCERN” — But that is the least of it,” Trump declared.
He emphasised that action must be taken when people are persecuted for their faith.
“The United States cannot stand by while such atrocities are happening in Nigeria, and numerous other Countries,” Trump said, directing Rep. Riley Moore, R-W. Va., Rep. Tom Cole, R-Okla., and members of the House Appropriations Committee investigate the situation and report their findings to him.
“We stand ready, willing, and able to save our Great Christian population around the World!” he boasted.
