Nigerian Catholics welcomed US President Donald Trump’s decision to designate Nigeria a Country of Particular Concern over the weekend, even as Trump’s rhetoric became more bellicose on Saturday.

In a social media post Oct. 31, Trump said, "Christianity is facing an existential threat in Nigeria. Thousands of Christians are being killed. Radical Islamists are responsible for this mass slaughter. I am hereby making Nigeria a 'COUNTRY OF PARTICULAR CONCERN'".

President Donald Trump declared Nigeria a "Country of Particular Concern," citing what he described as the ongoing slaughter of Christians.

The Federal Government has rejected remarks by United States President Donald Trump alleging widespread killings of Christians in the country and

"They're killing the Christians and killing them in very large numbers. We're not going to allow that to happen," the president said Sunday.

The Federal Government has responded to the redesignation of Nigeria as a Country of Particular Concern by President Donald Trump of the United States. In December 2020, the U.S. Department of State had designated Nigeria as a Country of Particular Concern (CPC).

The Country of Particular Concern (CPC) refers to a country designated by the ... On Friday, October 31, US President Donald Trump announced that Nigeria has now been listed in the CPC. The announcement was his reaction to the allegations that there ...

American rapper Onika Maraj, popularly known as Nicki Minaj, has reacted to the United States government’s designation of Nigeria as a “country of particular concern” over alleged religious persecution,

The slaughter of Christians in Nigeria requires American action, according to a West Virginian congressman. Republican Rep. Riley Moore has called upon Secretary of State Marco Rubio to designate Nigeria as a Country of Particular Concern,