US EditionTrump opens the door for sanctions on Nigeria over persecution of Christians
- On Friday, President Donald Trump announced he is redesignating Nigeria as a Country of Particular Concern and wrote on Truth Social that `Thousands of Christians are being killed`, asking lawmakers to investigate.
- Sen. Ted Cruz, Republican senator and member of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, has been urging evangelical Christian activists to lobby the U.S. Senate over claims of Christian mass murder and is pressing to label Nigeria for alleged severe religious freedom violations.
- ACLED data shows 20,409 deaths from 11,862 attacks against civilians and 385 targeted attacks on Christians causing 317 deaths between January 2020 and this September, with over 37,000 killed by Islamist groups since 2011.
- Listing Nigeria as a CPC opens the door to U.S. penalties under the International Religious Freedom Act, which may include economic sanctions and bans on non-humanitarian aid but do not automatically impose sanctions.
- Nigeria's government rejects the characterization, saying it denies targeted Christian genocide while analysts note both Muslim and Christian communities suffer amid complex violence, and the US Commission highlights attacks on both groups.
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Nigeria has responded to President Donald Trump's criticism of the murder of Christians in Africa's most populous country.
Trump Calls for Support for Persecuted Nigerian Christians
In a post on Truth Social on Friday, U.S. President Donald Trump announced that he has designated Nigeria as a Country of Particular Concern (CPC) and directed the House Appropriations Committee to prepare a report on the situation of Christians in the country, saying,“Christianity is facing an existential threat in Nigeria.” The formal CPC designation under the International Religious Freedom Act (IRFA) of 1998 mandates the U.S. government to i…
MichaelSavage.com – Trump Designates Nigeria as ‘Country of Particular Concern’ for Slaughters of Christians by Islamists
President Donald Trump has designated Nigeria as a “country of particular concern” for the ongoing mass murders of Christians by radical Islamists, directing the House Appropriations Committee “to immediately look into this matter” and stating that the United States “cannot stand by” while the slaughters occur. Trump posted the Friday announcement on Truth Social, following…
US Designates Nigeria as Country “of Particular Concern” Over Persecution of Christians; Trump Blames “Radical Islamists”
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