Trump Calls for Support for Persecuted Nigerian Christians – The European Conservative

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In a post on Truth Social on Friday, U.S. President Donald Trump announced that he has designated Nigeria as a Country of Particular Concern (CPC) and directed the House Appropriations Committee to prepare a report on the situation of Christians in the country, saying,“Christianity is facing an existential threat in Nigeria.”
The formal CPC designation under the International Religious Freedom Act (IRFA) of 1998 mandates the U.S. government to identify nations where governments systematically engage in or tolerate “particularly severe violations of religious freedom.”
Since the beginning of 2025, Nigeria has witnessed an alarming escalation in violence against Christians, with reports indicating that over 7,000 believers were killed in the first 220 days alone, averaging about 32 deaths per day. This figure, compiled by the International Society for Civil Liberties and the Rule of Law (Intersociety), underscores Nigeria’s status as the deadliest country for Christians worldwide, surpassing global totals for faith-based killings.
As we previously reported, according to UN 2024 estimates, Nigeria’s population is 229,152,000. There are 106,608,000 Christians in the country (46.5% of the entire population.) 
Advocacy groups like Open Doors and International Christian Concern highlight a pattern of targeted persecution, including the September 19 execution-style murder of Father Mathew Eya in Enugu State, amid 145 priest kidnappings over the past decade.
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