Overview
- Trump named Nigeria a Country of Particular Concern and ordered an inquiry by Rep. Riley Moore, Rep. Tom Cole and the House Appropriations Committee.
- In posts on Saturday, he warned he would halt U.S. assistance and said he asked defense planners to prepare options, threatening to go in "guns-a-blazing" against Islamist militants.
- Nigerian leaders reject claims of a targeted Christian genocide, with President Bola Tinubu and top officials arguing the violence is complex and affects both Christians and Muslims.
- Rights groups cite Boko Haram, Islamic State West Africa Province and armed Fulani militias as key perpetrators; Open Doors reports 3,100 of 4,476 Christians killed worldwide last year were in Nigeria.
- The move raises diplomatic tensions and could lead to sanctions or limits on non‑humanitarian aid, with immediate next steps hinging on congressional findings and White House decisions.