Carol Platt Liebau: Yes: Nigeria Is a "Country of Particular Concern"

Wednesday, November 5, 2025

The images from Nigeria are heartbreaking. Women and children are being slaughtered, babies murdered, and Christian communities destroyed. It’s almost too horrific to comprehend.

So it was both important and welcome when President Trump designated Nigeria a “Country of Particular Concern.” The U.S. is calling out the atrocities being committed against Christians just for living out their faith.

The CPC designation matters. It pressures Nigeria’s government to act — and signals that America is watching. So do warnings there will be consequences if persecution continues.

Since Nigeria’s current president took office in 2023, more than ten thousand people have been killed.

And yet the United Nations — and the loud voices on “human rights” in Gaza — stay silent.

Kudos to the Trump administration for supporting African Christians.

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