In reaction to claims of a Christian genocide in Nigeria, US President Donald Trump designated the nation as a “country of particular concern.”
In a Truth Social post released on the White House’s X profile on Friday, Trump made his announcement.
A 2022 publication by the Family Research Council states that, in accordance with certain US statutes, the US government, mainly the Secretary of State, can formally designate a nation as a “country of particular concern.”
The designation’s precise meaning and ramifications vary depending on the applicable laws, but generally speaking, it denotes that the nation participates in actions that are harmful to US interests or global human rights norms.
In the post, the US President wrote, “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.’
“But that is the least of it. When Christians, or any such group, are slaughtered like is happening in Nigeria (3,100 versus 4,476 Worldwide), something must be done!
“I am asking Congressman Riley Moore, together with Chairman Tom Cole and the House Appropriations Committee, to immediately look into this matter and report back to me.”
Trump further said that the US is willing to save Christians in Nigeria and other countries from what he described as “atrocities” bedevilling them to save the population around the world.
“The United States cannot stand by while such atrocities are happening in Nigeria and numerous other countries. We stand ready, willing, and able to save our Great Christian population around the World!” his post added.
