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Trump adds Nigeria to exclusive list of nations violating religious freedom

Donald Trump

US President Donald Trump speaks during a meeting with South Korean President Lee Jae Myung (not pictured) on the sidelines of the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) leaders' summit in Gyeongju, South Korea, October 29, 2025.

Photo credit: Reuters

By  Reuters

US President Donald Trump said on Friday that Christianity faces a threat in Nigeria and he was adding the West African nation to a State Department watch list.

"Christianity is facing an existential threat in Nigeria. Thousands of Christians are being killed. Radical Islamists are responsible for this mass slaughter," Trump wrote in a post on Truth Social.

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