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New York Post Asks Trump to call out the deadly persecution of Nigerian Christians

President Trump needs to call out the deadly persecution of Nigerian Christians
By Post Editorial Board

A group of prominent US Christian leaders are appealing to President Donald Trump to again call out the egregious persecution of Christians in Nigeria that’s seen 7,000-plus massacred in just the first seven months of this year.

Government forces do battle Boko Haram and other Islamist terror groups that brutally terrorize Christians and non-Christians in northern Nigeria, but they simply stand by as militant Fulani Muslim herdsmen assault their Christian neighbors in the nation’s Middle Belt.

Since 2009, the persecution has seen a reported 18,000 churches destroyed, 50,000 Christians murdered and 5 million more displaced.

Per the International Religious Freedom Act, the president must designate any nation that engages in or tolerates “particularly severe violations of religious freedom” as a “Country of Particular Concern”; Trump so listed Nigeria in his first term.

But in 2021, the Biden State Department reversed that finding, claiming the violence wasn’t about religious persecution but the impact of climate change.

https://nypost.com/2025/10/16/opinion/president-trump-needs-to-call-out-the-deadly-persecution-of-nigerian-christians/

7,000 "Christians" killed in Nigeria in just one year?

When it isn't America.

Nonsense.

The Post has been criticized since the beginning of Murdoch's ownership for sensationalism, blatant advocacy, and conservative bias. In 1980, the Columbia Journalism Review stated that the "New York Post is no longer merely a journalistic problem. It is a social problem—a force for evil."[60]

The Post has been accused of contorting its news coverage to suit Murdoch's business needs, in particular avoiding subjects which could be unflattering to the government of the People's Republic of China, where Murdoch has invested heavily in satellite television.[61]

In a 2004 survey conducted by Pace University, the Post was rated the least-credible major news outlet in New York, and the only news outlet to receive more responses calling it "not credible" than credible (44% not credible to 39% credible).[65]

The Post commonly publishes news reports based entirely on reporting from other sources without independent corroboration. In January 2021, the paper forbade the use of CNN, MSNBC, The Washington Post, and The New York Times as sole sources for such stories.[66]

Susan Mulcahy and Frank DiGiacomo's 2024 history was titled "Paper of Wreckage" after staffers' nickname for the Post, which was a pun on the term 'paper of record'.[67]

Source:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/New_York_Post


New York population: 20 million

Circulation of New York Post: 146,000.

I can see that God has remembered the Christians of Nigeria.

When you look at the hatred the arab religion has for Christians,
it shows that the God of the bible is different from the god of the arabs.

The hatred they have for Christians is spiritually powered and not by God.

Commentor:
7,000 "Christians" killed in Nigeria in just one year?
When it isn't America.
Nonsense.

Its very worrying I tell you.
Their god cannot be the God of Abraham, Isaac & Jacob.
If it were it would tell them to stop killing Christians.

In fact I can say that their god is NOT God

Commentor:
7,000 "Christians" killed in Nigeria in just one year?

When it isn't America.

Nonsense.

Why are you all worked up?

Alhamdulilah, this is a good news. I hope our leaders will wake up now. I really wish the US government can arm the Nigeria christians especially the people of Benue State, Plateau State and Southern Kaduna. Since our leaders cannot protect the Christians, let the christians start defending themselves.

You cannot be granting terrorists amnesty, enlisting them in Nigeria Army, negotiating with them and want us to believe you're fighting insecurities.

The guy above me is suspicious, his sudden change of tone is uncomfortable, don't not trust him....

madridguy:
Alhamdulilah, this is a good news. I hope our leaders will wake up now. I really wish the US government can arm the Nigeria christians especially the people of Benue State, Plateau State and Southern Kaduna. Since our leaders cannot protect the Christians, let the christians start defending themselves.

I think e don reach your family Who was it and how painful was the situation?

Igbo people will say " I buru ozu onye ọzọ, o di ka ịbụ ukwu nkụ" . Hope you felt the pain others has been feeling?

The persecution of Christians especially those in the middle belt and northern Nigeria is real.
Muslims over there are who they are. Extreme and intolerant. No love, no empathy, no humanity. Non Muslims and moderate Muslims that do not agree to their ways are seen as legitimate targets.
No sugar coating, no sentiment, just the fact.
I really do not blame them because that is what they are thought and that is what their past arab leaders practiced from the very beginning. So they believe they are doing the right thing for a god.
It's just a pity.

madridguy:
Alhamdulilah, this is a good news. I hope our leaders will wake up now. I really wish the US government can arm the Nigeria christians especially the people of Benue State, Plateau State and Southern Kaduna. Since our leaders cannot protect the Christians, let the christians start defending themselves.

In the past few days now, your brain has been waking up to thr madridguy I once knew before a hand on turned you to a tribal bigot.. What changed bro

madridguy:
Alhamdulilah, this is a good news. I hope our leaders will wake up now. I really wish the US government can arm the Nigeria christians especially the people of Benue State, Plateau State and Southern Kaduna. Since our leaders cannot protect the Christians, let the christians start defending themselves.

who will now vote for apc if the christians kill and liberate themselves from terrorists . Think am bro, think am o

madridguy:
Alhamdulilah, this is a good news. I hope our leaders will wake up now. I really wish the US government can arm the Nigeria christians especially the people of Benue State, Plateau State and Southern Kaduna. Since our leaders cannot protect the Christians, let the christians start defending themselves.

who hacked your Nairaland account. You never dey halla... No worry.

Commentor:
The Post has been criticized since the beginning of Murdoch's ownership for sensationalism, blatant advocacy, and conservative bias. In 1980, the Columbia Journalism Review stated that the "New York Post is no longer merely a journalistic problem. It is a social problem—a force for evil."[60]

The Post has been accused of contorting its news coverage to suit Murdoch's business needs, in particular avoiding subjects which could be unflattering to the government of the People's Republic of China, where Murdoch has invested heavily in satellite television.[61]

In a 2004 survey conducted by Pace University, the Post was rated the least-credible major news outlet in New York, and the only news outlet to receive more responses calling it "not credible" than credible (44% not credible to 39% credible).[65]

The Post commonly publishes news reports based entirely on reporting from other sources without independent corroboration. In January 2021, the paper forbade the use of CNN, MSNBC, The Washington Post, and The New York Times as sole sources for such stories.[66]

Susan Mulcahy and Frank DiGiacomo's 2024 history was titled "Paper of Wreckage" after staffers' nickname for the Post, which was a pun on the term 'paper of record'.[67]

Source:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/New_York_Post


New York population: 20 million

Circulation of New York Post: 146,000.

When the Chibok girls abduction happened and PGEJs govt was criticized by the West, opposition elements like Tinubu endorsed both the media backlash and the US govts extremist position on the the then govt. Tinubu never raised his voice to condemn US govt interference, but savoured the moment to its full like a child with a lollipop. Now, the heat is on him. It's like he is sitting on a stove and dancing with his butts naked. There's an African proverb that says that the whip that was used on the first wife is still hanging on the wall waiting for the second wife.

Don't be so quick to rejoice.

Yes, we want responsible persons to stop the killings of Christians.

Yes, it's highly likely the sudden concern veils ulterior motives.

DeltaOil:
I can see that God has remembered the Christians of Nigeria.

When you look at the hatred the arab religion has for Christians,
it shows that the God of the bible is different from the god of the arabs.

Just a small torchlight United states beamed on Nigeria politicians they are all trembling and shaking trying to defend what they have seen from far away US. And the terrorists sympathizers over here are saying Russia and China are more powerful and influential than the United states 😁😁😁 Akpabio and co. are planning on sending delegates to U.S to beg the Congress men that's there's no genocide against Christians in Nigeria 😁😁 even Reno Omokry that always claimed to be more intelligent than everyone was disgraced before the world. He brought some Americans to lie against the genocide but it all turned out against him, God will always use the foolishness of men to confound them, no mortal can be faster than God. The NSA man might take the fall

Commentor:
The Post has been criticized since the beginning of Murdoch's ownership for sensationalism, blatant advocacy, and conservative bias. In 1980, the Columbia Journalism Review stated that the "New York Post is no longer merely a journalistic problem. It is a social problem—a force for evil."[60]

The Post has been accused of contorting its news coverage to suit Murdoch's business needs, in particular avoiding subjects which could be unflattering to the government of the People's Republic of China, where Murdoch has invested heavily in satellite television.[61]

In a 2004 survey conducted by Pace University, the Post was rated the least-credible major news outlet in New York, and the only news outlet to receive more responses calling it "not credible" than credible (44% not credible to 39% credible).[65]

The Post commonly publishes news reports based entirely on reporting from other sources without independent corroboration. In January 2021, the paper forbade the use of CNN, MSNBC, The Washington Post, and The New York Times as sole sources for such stories.[66]

Susan Mulcahy and Frank DiGiacomo's 2024 history was titled "Paper of Wreckage" after staffers' nickname for the Post, which was a pun on the term 'paper of record'.[67]

Source:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/New_York_Post


New York population: 20 million

Circulation of New York Post: 146,000.

You can keep on lying to yourself but the whole world know what is happening in Nigeria,

The jihadist Islamic terrorists want to finish Christians in Nigeria, but one thing I can assure you is that it will backfire soon than you think, the sponsors and killers will never go free, get this into your head

Wahabfuture:
You can keep on lying to yourself but the whole world know what is happening in Nigeria,

The jihadist Islamic terrorists want to finish Christians in Nigeria, but one thing I can assure you is that it will backfire soon than you think, the sponsors and killers will never go free, get this into your head

You are pained I simply stated the source.

We can’t continue allow those terrorist to go free, they will collect more than Hamas, anyway we are getting there gradually, imagine a whole government negotiating and rehabilitating terrorists in the name of politic, nothing good will ever come out of Tinubu

Commentor:
You are pained I simply stated the source.

You are the one feeling deep severe pains knowing your terrorism days are numbered and jihadis will be dead without archiving your mission 😁💪

SpaceX:
The guy above me is suspicious, his sudden change of tone is uncomfortable, don't not trust him....

we sabi dem
we cannot be deceived

Is the situation at hand a tribal issue?

hegelian:
In the past few days now, your brain has been waking up to thr madridguy I once knew before a hand on turned you to a tribal bigot.. What changed bro

Their houses are burning, yet their concern is that the opposite house is not beautiful. Guns are sold like sweets and chewing gums in your cursed country and your drug addict and homosexual citizens are killed like Xmas chickens everyday, even your current dumb President got one of his ears torn off with bullet, yet your concern is Nigeria.

It’s like they think Goodluck Jonathan whom they bully at will is still the President. The new Sheriff is Asiwaju Tinubu JAGABAN. He no send una Mama. Those criminals from different countries that you want to dumb in Nigeria, Tinubu will never accept them, if you wan die, make you die. You cannot bully JAGABAN tge way you bully Ghana president and some other small small African countries’ President into accepting Criminals into their country. It will never happen

What request did Tinubu refuse? . The fixation on Nigerian Christian’s all of a sudden is funny. lol. Sounds like a divisive, indirect bullying tactic. We all know everyone, Muslim and Christian is being affected by insecurity in the North. Whoever is peddling this propaganda does not understand how Nigeria works. This angle is not effective. They can tell Nigerians the sponsors of insecurity, that will go a longer way to stopping it.

2mch:
What request did Tinubu refuse? . The fixation on Nigerian Christian’s all of a sudden is funny. lol. Sounds like a divisive, indirect bullying tactic. We all know everyone, Muslim and Christian is being affected by insecurity in the North. Whoever is peddling this propaganda does not understand how Nigeria works. This angle is not effective. They can tell Nigerians the sponsors of insecurity, that will go a longer way to stopping it.

He refused to accept Criminals from different countries to be dumbed in Nigeria for some dollars

FuckFuckPastor:
New York Post Asks Trump to call out the deadly persecution of Nigerian Christians

President Trump needs to call out the deadly persecution of Nigerian Christians
By Post Editorial Board



https://nypost.com/2025/10/16/opinion/president-trump-needs-to-call-out-the-deadly-persecution-of-nigerian-christians/

Time has come to shine a lot of light on APC connection to jihadi fundamentalist groups..........as well as the complicity of Nigeria's security agencies!

Tinubu should decentralize the training institutions of the Nigerian army.........the army DNA is too close to fulani jihadi ideology.............a second NDA campus must be located in Ebonyi state to balance terror...............

Even Tinubu himself is not completely clean of using Islamic sentiments......notice that almost all his trusted agbado footsoldiers are Muslim 100%..........they are waging their own closet jihad against xtian Igbos in Lagos...........from Mc oluomo to commissioner of demolition wahab ....are all closeted jihadists!

Eboofa:
Time has come to shine a lot of light on APC connection to jihadi fundamentalist groups..........as well as the complicity of Nigeria's security agencies!

Tinubu should decentralize the training institutions of the Nigerian army.........the army DNA is too close to fulani jihadi ideology.............a second NDA campus must be located in Ebonyi state to balance terror...............

Even Tinubu himself is not completely clean of using Islamic sentiments......notice that almost all his trusted agbado footsoldiers are Muslim 100%..........they are waging their own closet jihad against xtian Igbos in Lagos...........from Mc oluomo to commissioner of demolition wahab ....are all closeted jihadists!

There is no Christian vs Muslim war in Lagos or anywhere in the SW. Take your propaganda back to the East and leave it there. That’s why your activities are scrutinized and controlled. You people thrive in spreading untruths.

madridguy:
Alhamdulilah, this is a good news. I hope our leaders will wake up now. I really wish the US government can arm the Nigeria christians especially the people of Benue State, Plateau State and Southern Kaduna. Since our leaders cannot protect the Christians, let the christians start defending themselves.

You cannot be granting terrorists amnesty, enlisting them in Nigeria Army, negotiating with them and want us to believe you're fighting insecurities.

I concur.

Great article from the New York post. Trump should do the needful by taming terrorists in Nigeria. Enough is enough

America should take its snout out of Nigerian affairs.
A country that is under attack on its democracy.

We should be teaching them how to live in harmony.

Nonsense.

APCNig:
Their houses are burning, yet their concern is that the opposite house is not beautiful. Guns are sold like sweets and chewing gums in your cursed country and your drug addict and homosexual citizens are killed like Xmas chickens everyday, even your current dumb President got one of his ears torn off with bullet, yet your concern is Nigeria.

It’s like they think Goodluck Jonathan whom they bully at will is still the President. The new Sheriff is Asiwaju Tinubu JAGABAN. He no send una Mama. Those criminals from different countries that you want to dumb in Nigeria, Tinubu will never accept them, if you wan die, make you die. You cannot bully JAGABAN tge way you bully Ghana president and some other small small African countries’ President into accepting Criminals into their country. It will never happen

Those responsible for the shootings are not walking free unlike Nigeria where they are called for negotiation and rehabilitated into the society, anyway I forgot common sense is not meant for everyone