""The Nigerian government on Wednesday rejected the United States' designation of Nigeria as "a country of particular concern" due to alleged violations of religious freedom, claiming that the designation was based on misinformation and inaccurate data. On Friday, US President Donald Trump announced his decision to designate Nigeria as a country of particular concern due to the killing of Christians by radical Islamists. This State Department classification is reserved for countries that violate religious freedom.""
""Recent external claims suggesting systemic religious persecution in Nigeria are unfounded," said Foreign Ministry Permanent Secretary Dunoma Umar Ahmed, addressing foreign diplomats at a briefing in the capital city of Abuja on Wednesday. It was unclear whether the US ambassador was present. "The state continues to wage a comprehensive counter-terrorism campaign against groups that target Nigerians of all faiths," Ahmed said, adding that US rhetoric had been 'disparaging' and that 'dialogue and cooperation' should 'remain the standard in engagement between and among sovereign states.'""
US President Donald Trump designated Nigeria a 'country of particular concern' citing killings of Christians by radical Islamists and warned of potential 'fast' military action if Nigeria did not act. The Nigerian government rejected the designation as based on misinformation and inaccurate data and defended an ongoing comprehensive counter‑terrorism campaign targeting groups attacking Nigerians of all faiths. Foreign Ministry Permanent Secretary Dunoma Umar Ahmed called external claims of systemic religious persecution unfounded and described US rhetoric as disparaging. Information Minister Mohammed Idris said military threats were unwarranted and misrepresented Nigeria's complex security challenges. The episode strained diplomatic relations.
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