President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has rejected the designation of Nigeria as a ‘Nation of Specific Concern’ by the USA (US) President, Donald Trump, over alleged widespread killing of Christians, stating that the nation has constitutional ensures to guard citizen of all faiths.
President Tinubu insisted that the characterization of Nigeria as religiously illiberal doesn’t replicate nationwide actuality or take into accounts the constant and honest efforts of the federal government to safeguard freedom of faith for all Nigerians.
This was made identified in an announcement issued by President Tinubu on his official X (previously Twitter) account on Saturday, November 1, 2025.
Tinubu said his administration has all the time maintained an open and energetic engagement with Christian and Muslim leaders alike and can proceed to handle the varied safety challenges affecting Nigerians of all faiths and religions.
Nigeria opposes persecution
Tinubu affirmed that Nigeria opposes non secular persecution and doesn’t encourage it, stating that non secular freedom and tolerance have all the time been a significant a part of our collective identification.
The president, in his assertion, stated, ‘’Since 2023, our administration has maintained an open and energetic engagement with Christian and Muslim leaders alike and continues to handle safety challenges which have an effect on residents throughout faiths and areas.
‘’The characterisation of Nigeria as religiously illiberal doesn’t replicate our nationwide actuality, nor does it take into accounts the constant and honest efforts of the federal government to safeguard freedom of faith and beliefs for all Nigerians.
‘’Spiritual freedom and tolerance have been a core tenet of our collective identification and shall all the time stay so. Nigeria opposes non secular persecution and doesn’t encourage it.
‘’Nigeria is a rustic with constitutional ensures to guard residents of all faiths.
‘’Our administration is dedicated to working with the USA authorities and the worldwide neighborhood to deepen understanding and cooperation on safety of communities of all faiths.’’
What you need to know
Recall that on Friday, President Trump had, in a publish on X, formally designated Nigeria as a “Nation of Specific Concern,” citing reviews of widespread assaults on Christian communities and rising non secular intolerance.
The designation alerts heightened U.S. consideration and motion relating to non secular freedom violations within the nation.
He stated 1000’s of Christians had been killed in assaults attributed to radical Islamist teams.
The President instructed Congressman Riley Moore, alongside Chairman Tom Cole and the Home Appropriations Committee, to research the killings and report again to him.
The publish from Trump reads, “Christianity is going through an existential menace in Nigeria. Hundreds of Christians are being killed. Radical Islamists are chargeable for this mass slaughter. I’m hereby making Nigeria a “COUNTRY OF PARTICULAR CONCERN” — However that’s the least of it.
“I’m asking Congressman Riley Moore, along with Chairman Tom Cole and the Home Appropriations Committee, to right away look into this matter and report again to me. America can’t stand by whereas such atrocities are taking place in Nigeria and quite a few different International locations.”
The assertion from Trump is coming regardless of repeated pushback from the Federal Authorities denying such insinuations and faulting some US lawmakers for counting on what they described as “inaccurate and deceptive knowledge” to accuse Nigeria of finishing up a Christian genocide.
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