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On Friday evening President Donald Trump shed light on the violent attacks taking place against Christians in Nigeria.
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, is 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. 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!
DONALD J. TRUMP,
PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA
The Nigerian Christians are being attacked by radical Muslims. In August Lifesite News wrote:
Islamic militants have once again attacked a Christian village in Nigeria, killing three and injuring several more.
The murderous attack by the Fulani militants occurred on August 11, just two months after Islamists massacred over 200 people in the same area in Benue State. The assault targeted community in Yelewata, which is nearly 100 percent Christian and mostly consists of subsistence farmers.
“The victims had gone to farm when the armed herders struck,” an anonymous government official told a Nigerian news outlet. “Three people were killed, and three others escaped with injuries, while some managed to flee unharmed.”
According to Open Doors, thousands were displaced after the massacre that killed over 200 in June in the middle of the night, but some men stayed behind to farm their land to provide for their families.
A Country of Particular Concern is a legal designation, the State Department website says:
Embed from Getty ImagesUnder the International Religious Freedom Act (IRFA) of 1998, the President is required to annually review the status of religious freedom in every country in the world and designate each country the government of which has engaged in or tolerated “particularly severe violations of religious freedom” as a Country of Particular Concern (CPC). The law defines particularly severe violations as “systematic, ongoing, egregious violations of religious freedom,” including violations such as: (1) torture; (2) prolonged detention without charges; (3) forced disappearance; or (4) other flagrant denial of life, liberty, or security of persons.
Under the Frank R. Wolf International Religious Freedom Act of 2016 (Wolf Act), the President is required to “designate each country that engaged in or tolerated severe violations of religious freedom during the previous year, but does not meet” all the criteria for being designated as a CPC to a “Special Watch List” (SWL).
The Wolf Act also further requires the designation of Entities of Particular Concern (EPC) for non-state actors that have engaged in particularly severe violations of religious freedom. According to the law, a “non-state actor” is defined as “a nonsovereign entity that (A) exercises significant political power and territorial control; (B) is outside the control of a sovereign government; and (C) often employs violence in pursuit of its objectives.” The President has delegated the authority to make CPC, SWL, and EPC designations to the Secretary of State.
EDITORS NOTE: Graphic content / People stand near the blood the stained floor after an attack by gunmen at St. Francis Catholic Church in Owo town, southwest Nigeria on June 5, 2022. – Gunmen with explosives stormed a Catholic church and opened fire in southwest Nigeria on June 5, killing “many” worshippers and wounding others, the government and police said. The violence at St. Francis Catholic Church in Owo town in Ondo State erupted during the morning service in a rare attack in the southwest of Nigeria, where jihadists and criminal gangs operate in other regions. (Photo by AFP) (Photo by -/AFP via Getty Images)
Attacks on Christians is not new for Nigeria however, in 2021 Lifesite News uploaded this video:
Talkshow host Emerald Robinson also discussed Nigerian Christian attacks in 2023:
