The designation follows calls by Sen. Ted Cruz for sanctions against the country.
Christians gather for the crossover service held at Most Pure heart of Mary Catolic church in Ijebu Imushin, Nigeria, on Dec. 31, 2023. Samuel Alabi/AFP via Getty Images
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President Donald Trump said on Oct. 31 that he would designate Nigeria a “country of particular concern” because of widespread violence toward and murder of Christians there.
“Christianity is facing an existential threat in Nigeria,” Trump said on Truth Social. “Thousands of Christians are being killed. Radical Islamists are responsible for this mass slaughter.”
Stacy Robinson is a politics reporter for the Epoch Times, occasionally covering cultural and human interest stories. Based out of Washington, D.C. he can be reached at [email protected]
