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Trump Designated Nigeria Country Of Particular Concern In 2020 Too by LegendHero(op): 1:33am On Nov 01, 2025
—In 2020, Trump designated Nigeria as country of particular concern because of Christian’s persecution and violence against Christian’s.

—In 2025 again, Trump designate Nigeria as country of particular concern because of Christian persecution and violence against christians.

What is the difference?
This week, the United States designated Nigeria a Country of Particular Concern for severe violations of religious freedom. As President Donald J.
Trump said to President Muhammadu Buhari of Nigeria when they met in 2018, the United States is deeply concerned by religion-based violence in Nigeria, particularly the killing and persecution of Christians. Tragically, since that meeting, millions of Nigerians have continued to live in fear for their lives, and several thousand have been brutally murdered because of their faith. Since taking office, President Trump has made it clear that his Administration will fight to defend and to advance the inalienable right to worship freely and to live in accordance with one's faith, whether here in the United States or beyond America's borders. Governments whose leaders have allowed perpetrators of vicious religious persecution to act with impunity pose a national security threat to the United States and the world. This week's designation rightfully calls out the Nigerian government's inexcusable lack of action to end faith-based violence.
Source: https://trumpwhitehouse.archives.gov/briefings-statements/statement-press-secretary-121120/

Re: Trump Designated Nigeria Country Of Particular Concern In 2020 Too by LegendHero(op): 1:41am On Nov 01, 2025
This time around, Marco Rubio is calling it Fulanu ethnic militias mudding Christians in Nigeria.

We all know bandits don’t look at whether a person is Muslim or Christian before mudding people but I kinda like the viability this is gaining.

Trump should put body and send some support for Nigeria government to curb the herdsmen menace once and for all if he truly cares about Nigeria Christian. They should supply Nigeria fully the necessary military tech and intelligence needed to hasten the end to this menace.

Anything contrary to the above, he is just showing fake love to Nigeria Christian.
Re: Trump Designated Nigeria Country Of Particular Concern In 2020 Too by greatiyk4u(m): 1:46am On Nov 01, 2025
LegendHero:
This time around, Marco Rubio is calling it Fulanu ethnic militias mudding Christians in Nigeria.

We all know bandits don’t look at whether a person is Muslim or Christian before mudding people but I kinda like the viability this is gaining.

Trump should put body and send some support for Nigeria government to curb the herdsmen menace once and for all if he truly cares about Nigeria Christian. They should supply Nigeria fully the necessary military tech and intelligence needed to hasten the end to this menace.

Anything contrary to the above, he is just showing fake love to Nigeria Christian.
Special adviser on security matters to DT, I hail you........so you mean there are situations Tinubu magic wand can't solve again?
Re: Trump Designated Nigeria Country Of Particular Concern In 2020 Too by LegendHero(op): 1:52am On Nov 01, 2025
greatiyk4u:
Special adviser on security matters to DT, I hail you........so you mean there are situations Tinubu magic wand can't solve again?
This is not about Tinubu magic. The Sahel is witnessing massive insecurity of huge proportion and this has been happening for years.

We welcome Trump pronouncement but he should do more than chochocho. Make em support Nigeria with tech and funding just as he dey do for Israel if he truly love Nigeria christians.

It’s very simple as ABC. Jagaban that I know will not hesitate to accept the help.

He first put us for am in 2020, Biden removed it. The next USA democrat president will remove it again so Trump will always to what Trump does. They are just using that to prep up their evangelical base, he does not give an bleepp about Nigeria.
Re: Trump Designated Nigeria Country Of Particular Concern In 2020 Too by greatiyk4u(m): 1:59am On Nov 01, 2025
LegendHero:
This is not about Tinubu magic. The Sahel is witnessing massive insecurity of huge proportion and this has been happening for years.

We welcome Trump pronouncement but he should do more than chochocho. Make em support Nigeria with tech and funding just as he dey do for Israel if he truly love Nigeria christians.

It’s very simple as ABC. Jagaban that I know will not hesitate to accept the help.

He first put us for am in 2020, Biden removed it. The next USA democrat president will remove it again so Trump will always to what Trump does. They are just using that to prep up their evangelical base, he does not give an bleepp about Nigeria.
We want him to help Nigeria fish out the financiers and enablers of the APC backed terrorists and the whole charade will die a natural death........... Tinubu is in the bunker these days in the fear of coup as a kawad
Re: Trump Designated Nigeria Country Of Particular Concern In 2020 Too by LegendHero(op): 2:00am On Nov 01, 2025
greatiyk4u:
We want him to help Nigeria fish out the financiers and enablers of the APC backed terrorists and the whole charade will die a natural death........... Tinubu is in the bunker these days in the fear of coup as a kawad
So he should reinstate IPOB terrorist backed LP or what?

They don’t even need the military to take out Obi. If Tinubu will be in the bunker, then Obi go don be in hael dey romance Ojuku.
Re: Trump Designated Nigeria Country Of Particular Concern In 2020 Too by greatiyk4u(m): 2:03am On Nov 01, 2025
LegendHero:
So he should reinstate IPOB terrorist backed LP or what?

They don’t even need the military to take out Obi. If Tinubu will be in the bunker, then Obi go don be in hael dey romance Ojuku.
He should liberate the children of the rising sun to their promised land ......BIAFRA
Re: Trump Designated Nigeria Country Of Particular Concern In 2020 Too by LegendHero(op): 2:05am On Nov 01, 2025
Trump has not yet told us what’s in it with his pronouncement. He should come clear and stop using vague statements.

—Will they ban Nigerians from securing visa to USA? Or will the ban be on Nigeria Muslim. How do you identify a Nigeria Muslim on the passport?

—Will he send billions to Nigeria Christians and credit each Christian $1million in their account?

—Will he split Nigeria into Christain and Muslim region?

—Will he sanction Nigeria and lay economic blockade? If so, will the Nigeria christians be exempted from the blockade?

—Will he come in and remove Tinubu and install a Nigerian Christian as president and then divide the country and let the Christian president govern Christian?

—What exactly is the benefit and demerit of his pronouncement. I search on the White House website and it’s just this vague statement. Even other frontline media are confused.
Re: Trump Designated Nigeria Country Of Particular Concern In 2020 Too by LegendHero(op): 2:05am On Nov 01, 2025
greatiyk4u:
He should liberate the children of the rising sun to their promised land ......BIAFRA
I agree to that. Make he help split Nigeria and let Biafra go.

I support that with everything wey I get.
Re: Trump Designated Nigeria Country Of Particular Concern In 2020 Too by chatinent:
Not even are you against the killings but you are against Trump announcing it twice.

Re: Trump Designated Nigeria Country Of Particular Concern In 2020 Too by LegendHero(op): 2:13am On Nov 01, 2025
chatinent:
Not even are you against the killings but you are against Trump announcing it twice.
Nope, I am against the keeelings. I know it’s both Muslims and Christians being keeled by these Jihadists and terrorists. It’s not only in Nigeria, they are keeling all through the Sahel.

He put us in the list in 2020 because he love to appeal to his evangelical base. Biden came in and saw through the charade and removed us from the list. Trump came again in 2025 and included us.

If bandits catch you today, they don’t give a bleep if you’re Christian, Muslim, of Ifa. They mud or get ransom from your people.

After Trump, the next democrat president will remove us. Then the cycle continues
Re: Trump Designated Nigeria Country Of Particular Concern In 2020 Too by Karlovich: 2:13am On Nov 01, 2025
Many the dulla.rd continue to rot in he'll!

He started the destruction of the country beyond recognition, spits!
Re: Trump Designated Nigeria Country Of Particular Concern In 2020 Too by greatiyk4u(m): 2:15am On Nov 01, 2025
LegendHero:
I agree to that. Make he help split Nigeria and let Biafra go.

I support that with everything wey I get.
You are blessed then.
Re: Trump Designated Nigeria Country Of Particular Concern In 2020 Too by LegendHero(op): 2:19am On Nov 01, 2025
greatiyk4u:
You are blessed then.
Actually I welcome Trump announcement.

But he must walk the talk and not just let it stop at the pronouncement.

He should wire money to Nigeria and send military tech and support for the Nigerian army. If they can finance Israel and pump billions to it for defense, why can’t they support Nigeria where we have over 100m christians?

If USA want to support Nigeria, Tinubu is a Yoruba man and not an Islamic extremist. So Trump should show workings.

He should just know that we have no resources to give USA and no one will willingly cede our territories or mining rights to them.
Re: Trump Designated Nigeria Country Of Particular Concern In 2020 Too by casualobserver: 2:25am On Nov 01, 2025
This is the handiwork of Obidients and IPOB funded US lobbyists
Re: Trump Designated Nigeria Country Of Particular Concern In 2020 Too by LegendHero(op): 2:28am On Nov 01, 2025
casualobserver:
This is the handiwork of Obidients and IPOB funded US lobbyists
Nope. There was no Obedient in 2020 when they first added us.

It is the handiwork of Trump guys and it has always been their rule book. Appeal to their Christian base and they will always use any country they want to achieve their aim.

Nigeria is not the only country in their “country of particular concern”, other countries are there too.

Obidient are just willing tools just as they have in other countries that will retweet and like. That’s what opposition does.

If they had done the same during PDP period too, APC guys go bank on it. It’s politics. Example like the Chibok girls issue they even Obama government had to wade in.
Re: Trump Designated Nigeria Country Of Particular Concern In 2020 Too by casualobserver: 2:30am On Nov 01, 2025
LegendHero:
Nope. There was no Obedient in 2020 when they first added us.

It is the handiwork of Trump guys and it has always been their rule book. Appeal to their Christian base and they will always use any country they want to achieve their aim.

Nigeria is not the only country in their “country of particular concern”, other countries are there too.

Obidient are just willing tools just as they have in other countries that will retweet and like. That’s what opposition does.

If they had done the same during PDP period too, APC guys go bank on it. It’s politics.
This started after Obi visited America just before UNGA. When have you known him to Ben quiet on matters like this?

Re: Trump Designated Nigeria Country Of Particular Concern In 2020 Too by gabbytabby: 2:32am On Nov 01, 2025
We get plenty resources them wan steal.

LegendHero:
—In 2020, Trump designated Nigeria as country of particular concern because of Christian’s persecution and violence against Christian’s.

—In 2025 again, Trump designate Nigeria as country of particular concern because of Christian persecution and violence against christians.

What is the difference?


Source: https://trumpwhitehouse.archives.gov/briefings-statements/statement-press-secretary-121120/
Re: Trump Designated Nigeria Country Of Particular Concern In 2020 Too by Savenigeria2023:
LegendHero:
—In 2020, Trump designated Nigeria as country of particular concern because of Christian’s persecution and violence against Christian’s.

—In 2025 again, Trump designate Nigeria as country of particular concern because of Christian persecution and violence against christians.

What is the difference?


Source: https://trumpwhitehouse.archives.gov/briefings-statements/statement-press-secretary-121120/
It’s a totally different kettle of fish this time.

And there are willing hands to help them achieve their aim.

Not sure why anyone believes Nigeria will make any headway with the current division. The country will be easily Balkanized and her resources stolen because Tinubu and his minions has edged the country towards irredeemable ethnic division
Re: Trump Designated Nigeria Country Of Particular Concern In 2020 Too by casualobserver: 2:35am On Nov 01, 2025
greatiyk4u:
We want him to help Nigeria fish out the financiers and enablers of the APC backed terrorists and the whole charade will die a natural death........... Tinubu is in the bunker these days in the fear of coup as a kawad
How can they fish out when they are the ones who orchestrated the terrorism? Did we have boko haram before they invaded iraq? Did we have ak47 armed herdsmen before they invaded Libya. The weapons the herdsmen are using, who gave them…..is it not the same US that armed Libyan rebels with weapons that ended up in the hands of herdsmen?

Re: Trump Designated Nigeria Country Of Particular Concern In 2020 Too by gabbytabby: 2:35am On Nov 01, 2025
Make cat help you fish out the fish kwo

greatiyk4u:
We want him to help Nigeria fish out the financiers and enablers of the APC backed terrorists and the whole charade will die a natural death........... Tinubu is in the bunker these days in the fear of coup as a kawad
Re: Trump Designated Nigeria Country Of Particular Concern In 2020 Too by LegendHero(op): 2:35am On Nov 01, 2025
casualobserver:
This started after Obi visited America just before UNGA. When have you known him to Ben quiet on matters like this?
Bro, this has nothing to do with Obi.

All those Ted Cruz are the one pushing it and they are trying to take things off Israel for a bit and redirect the convo to Christians genocide and Nigeria is like a perfect tool to use.

As far back as 2014, Ted Cruz dey tweet about Nigeria.

Even for this resurgence, they’ve been tweeting it for some couple of months back. Watch their convo, wha they are saying is that “The world are fixated on Israel and Gaza when Christians are been genocidedd in Nigeria”. So they are trying to redirect the convo.

Re: Trump Designated Nigeria Country Of Particular Concern In 2020 Too by Shawarmagirl: 2:40am On Nov 01, 2025
President Donald Trump is the best President ever. Agbadoria should hug transformer
Re: Trump Designated Nigeria Country Of Particular Concern In 2020 Too by kolente: 2:40am On Nov 01, 2025
In saner climes Reno Omokri would be tried for bringing in a fake mediator who later escalated the Genocide Saga.

He (Reno) should be given a hard sentence probably a firing squad or life imprisonment as he is the major cause of this drama.
Re: Trump Designated Nigeria Country Of Particular Concern In 2020 Too by LegendHero(op): 2:41am On Nov 01, 2025
casualobserver:
This started after Obi visited America just before UNGA. When have you known him to Ben quiet on matters like this?
This is him standing in solidarity with Iraqi christians in 2014. Does that stop them from continually pummeling Iraq?

Re: Trump Designated Nigeria Country Of Particular Concern In 2020 Too by Mirasteel: 2:44am On Nov 01, 2025
LegendHero:
This time around, Marco Rubio is calling it Fulanu ethnic militias mudding Christians in Nigeria.

We all know bandits don’t look at whether a person is Muslim or Christian before mudding people but I kinda like the viability this is gaining.

Trump should put body and send some support for Nigeria government to curb the herdsmen menace once and for all if he truly cares about Nigeria Christian. They should supply Nigeria fully the necessary military tech and intelligence needed to hasten the end to this menace.

Anything contrary to the above, he is just showing fake love to Nigeria Christian.
Trump shouldn't trust Nigerian government either. I might not like Trump but if he genuinely wants to help in curbing terrorism out of Nigeria then we all will support him because the level of insecurity in Nigeria is worrisome.
Re: Trump Designated Nigeria Country Of Particular Concern In 2020 Too by LegendHero(op): 2:44am On Nov 01, 2025
casualobserver:
BS, this has the handwriting of the Ibos all over it. It’s their political playbook since time immemorial. If they can’t get what they want they burn the whole house down.

Go to Twitter, the only people celebrating this are Ibos. As usual they do t see beyond their noses and feel the US will mysteriously catapult them to the presidency in 2027 or give them Biafra.

One thing I do know an Ibo will never rule this country and if this leads to a breakup of the country, everybody will go back to his fathers village.
Yes you’re right. They are celebrating it which is what opposition will always do so far it paint Nigeria in bad light.

I am actually not bothered by their celebration because even if anything sup, e go affect everybody together. If Trump ban Nigeria tomorrow from entering USA, na everybody e go affect. Any economic sanction will affect everybody.

Let them hold on to something for their loss. E no easy to lose and be bitterr.

Nobody can impose Obi on Nigerians except if they want another civil war. Obidient are just wasting their time if they think such thing will ever happen. I’m sure USA no fuull reach that stage.
Re: Trump Designated Nigeria Country Of Particular Concern In 2020 Too by SpaceX: 2:45am On Nov 01, 2025
Could it be guilty conscience troubling Muslims reason why they are angry? Christians are Voicing out their grievance but Muslims are angry? Why? Christians never accuse Muslims of anything?
Re: Trump Designated Nigeria Country Of Particular Concern In 2020 Too by LegendHero(op): 2:46am On Nov 01, 2025
Mirasteel:
Trump shouldn't trust Nigerian government either. I might not like Trump but if he genuinely wants to help in curbing terrorism out of Nigeria then we all will support him because the level of insecurity in Nigeria is worrisome.
So who should he trust if he does not trust Tinubu government?

Will they just roll the tanks into Nigeria and start invading our forest searching for bandits?

That’s not how it works. No matter the help he wants to render, he still need to pass through the federal government. We are not in a time of war.
Re: Trump Designated Nigeria Country Of Particular Concern In 2020 Too by ShobayoEmma(m): 2:52am On Nov 01, 2025
Jesus Christ said: "The church shall match on and the gate of hell will not prevail over it"

The Christians in the southern part of Nigeria may not fully understand the gravity of this subject-matter.


Thank you for your uttermost attention to this matter.



Tinubu, a bad man with good intentions.
Re: Trump Designated Nigeria Country Of Particular Concern In 2020 Too by LegendHero(op): 3:04am On Nov 01, 2025
ShobayoEmma:
Jesus Christ said: "The church shall match on and the gate of hell will not prevail over it"

The Christians in the southern part of Nigeria may not fully understand the gravity of this subject-matter.


Thank you for your uttermost attention to this matter.



Tinubu, a bad man with good intentions.
Tell us the gravity of this subject matter abeg. We am willing to learn. Don’t air me
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