Trump Threatens Action as US Lawmaker Says Nigeria Is Now ‘One of the Deadliest Countries for Christians’

A US congresswoman has raised fresh alarm over what she describes as a worsening pattern of violent attacks on Christians in Nigeria, warning that the country has become “one of the deadliest places in the world” for believers.

Nancy Mace, a Republican member of the US House of Representatives, issued the remarks on Friday amid renewed debates in Washington over how the United States should respond to claims of targeted killings and religious persecution in Africa’s most populous nation.

Mace accused previous US administrations of failing to confront the crisis with the seriousness it deserves, saying the situation had deteriorated “with each passing day.”
She criticised former President Joe Biden’s decision to remove Nigeria from the US list of Countries of Particular Concern, a designation used for nations that severely violate religious freedoms.

“Meanwhile, President Biden removed Nigeria from the Country of Particular Concern list,” she said, insisting that the move weakened America’s pressure on the Nigerian government.

The congresswoman praised President Donald Trump for what she described as a tougher stance on international religious freedom, noting that he is now working to reverse decisions she believes undermined US influence.

“President Trump is working to restore those protections. Forty-five and forty-seven remains one of the most consequential presidents in American history,” she said.

Her comments come at a time when the Trump administration has floated the possibility of taking a harder line on Nigeria if the attacks persist. Religious organisations and advocacy groups in the US have repeatedly urged Washington to intervene more decisively.

The Nigerian government has consistently rejected claims that it is failing to protect Christians, arguing that victims of insecurity cut across ethnic and religious lines.

But as pressure mounts on the White House and Capitol Hill, Washington’s response is becoming an increasingly contentious foreign-policy issue — with Nigeria’s human rights record once again under international scrutiny.