US officials say violence against Christians in Nigeria remains a key concern
U.S. officials say Nigeria has stepped up some arrests and deployments, but violence against Christians in the Middle Belt still has not eased, they said.
- On Thursday, Assistant Secretary State Frank Garcia told Congress the State Department is prioritizing safety for Nigerian Christians, warning that more concrete action is required to address ongoing violence.
- The State Department designated Nigeria a 'country of particular concern' last year over religious freedom violations, a move the Nigerian government rejected, citing misinformation.
- While Nigeria has deployed forest guards and increased arrests, Assistant Secretary State Riley Barnes noted these measures have not improved safety for Christians in the Middle Belt region.
- Representative Riley Moore pressed the State Department on protecting Christians in Plateau State, while Nigerian leaders maintain the nation is battling terrorism rather than persecuting Christians.
- Insecurity remains the top campaign issue ahead of Nigeria's presidential and parliamentary elections on January 16, 2027, as the nation battles Islamist insurgency, banditry, and farmer-herder clashes.
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US officials say violence against Christians in Nigeria remains a key concern
Nov 13 (Reuters) - Violence against Nigerian Christians remains a key concern, the US State Department said, a year after the Trump administration accused Nigeria of violating religious freedoms and designated it as a "country of particular concern" (...
Nigeria taking religious violence more seriously after US CPC listing – Officials
US State Department officials have said Nigeria is taking religious violence more seriously following its designation as a Country of Particular Concern (CPC) by President Donald Trump, but warned that more concrete action is needed to protect vulnerable communities and bring perpetrators to justice.
Thousands of Christians have been murdered in Nigeria in recent years, in a bloody campaign of violence that has sparked international outrage and accusations of genocide by jihadist and Islamist groups. Attacks on Christian communities, churches and settlements continue, with groups such as Boko Haram and the Islamic State in West Africa among the main perpetrators […] The article Nigeria: Genocide of Christians remains a top concern for the US…
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