Alleged Christian Genocide: US Rep Asks Trump to Tag Nigeria 'Country of Particular Concern'

Alleged Christian genocide: US Rep asks Trump to tag Nigeria 'Country of Particular Concern'

A lawmaker representing West Virginia’s Second District in the United States House of Congress, Rep Riley M. Moore, has written to President Donald Trump, asking the US government to immediately designate Nigeria as a Country of Particular Concerns, CPC. The letter dated October 6, 2025, and addressed to Marco Rubio, Secretary of State, US Department of State in Washington DC, was sighted by DAILY POST on Tuesday. In the letter, the lawmaker urg…

Members of Congress, USCIRF push to designate Nigeria as country of particular concern

Washington, D.C. Newsroom, Oct 6, 2025 / 17:43 pm Members of Congress and the U.S. Commission on International Religious Freedom (USCIRF) are pushing to designate Nigeria as a country of particular concern (CPC) as religious [...]

Will Nigeria regain status as country of particular concern?

Over 200 Christians were murdered by Islamist militants in Nigeria on June, 13, 2025. / Credit: Red Confidential/Shutterstock Washington, D.C. Newsroom, Oct 6, 2025 / 17:43 pm (CNA). Members of Congress and the U.S. Commission on International Religious Freedom (USCIRF) are pushing to designate Nigeria as a country of particular concern (CPC) as religious persecution continues across the west African country.Sen. Ted Cruz, R-Texas, introduced le…

US lawmakers push Nigeria blacklist over alleged Christian genocide, CAN rejects claim - Business Hallmark

A fresh controversy has erupted over Nigeria’s human rights and security record as United States lawmakers intensified calls for the country to be blacklisted for alleged “genocide” against Christians, even as the Christian Association of Nigeria (CAN) strongly rejected that narrative, insisting the killings affect all faiths. Riley Moore, a U.S. Congressman, in a letter […] The post US lawmakers push Nigeria blacklist over alleged Christian gen…

US Lawmaker Demands Sanctions Against  Nigeria Over Attacks on Christians

By Lizzy Chirkpi A United States lawmaker, Riley M. Moore, representing West Virginia’s Second District, has called on former President Donald Trump to re-designate Nigeria as a Country of Particular Concern (CPC) over alleged widespread persecution of Christians. In a letter reportedly dated October 6, 2025, and addressed to Marco Rubio, the U.S. Secretary of State, Moore urged Washington to halt all arms sales and related technical assistance…

CAN dismisses Christian genocide claims, says terrorist attacks have no religious pattern — Akelicious

The Christian Association of Nigeria (CAN) has dismissed recent claims by some foreign commentators alleging an ongoing “Christian genocide” in Nigeria, describing the assertions as misleading and not supported by facts on the ground. The association’s reaction follows remarks by U.S. comedian and talk show host Bill Maher, who alleged that Christians were being systematically exterminated in Nigeria by Islamist extremists. Maher claimed that ov…