In a social media post Oct. 31, Trump said, "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'".

The slaughter of Christians in Nigeria requires American action, according to a West Virginian congressman. Republican Rep. Riley Moore has called upon Secretary of State Marco Rubio to designate Nigeria as a Country of Particular Concern,

A member of U.S. Congress and Christian religious freedom advocates are calling on the Trump administration to designate Nigeria as a Country of Particular Concern due to escalating attacks against Christians after the designation was removed during the Biden administration.