Nov 1, 2025 minute read

Singer Nicki Minaj applauded President Donald Trump on Saturday after he announced that his administration would designate Nigeria as a “country of particular concern” over the ongoing genocide of Christians.

Trump’s post on Friday said, “Christianity is facing an existential threat in Nigeria. Thousands of Christians are being killed. Radical Islamists are responsible for this mass slaughter. I am hereby making Nigeria a ‘COUNTRY OF PARTICULAR CONCERN’ — But that is the least of it.”

“When Christians, or any such group, is slaughtered like is happening in Nigeria (3,100 versus 4,476 Worldwide), something must be done!” Trump continued. “I am asking Congressman Riley Moore, together with Chairman Tom Cole and the House Appropriations Committee, to immediately look into this matter, and report back to me. The United States cannot stand by while such atrocities are happening in Nigeria, and numerous other Countries. We stand ready, willing, and able to save our Great Christian population around the World!”

Minaj reacted by posting a screenshot of Trump’s post to her X account, writing, “Reading this made me feel a deep sense of gratitude. We live in a country where we can freely worship God.”

“No group should ever be persecuted for practicing their religion,” she added. “We don’t have to share the same beliefs in order for us to respect each other. Numerous countries all around the world are being affected by this horror & it’s dangerous to pretend we don’t notice. Thank you to The President & his team for taking this seriously. God bless every persecuted Christian. Let’s remember to lift them up in prayer.”

Nigeria has seen Christian communities targeted by Islamist terror groups, with entire villages burned and churchgoers killed during Sunday services. A report by the watchdog group Open Doors has found that nearly 70 percent of all Christians killed for their faith last year were in Nigeria. The group estimates that thousands of Christians will be murdered annually by Islamist groups such as Boko Haram and the Islamic State West Africa Province.

In June, militants attacked a bishop’s village just days after he testified before Congress about the persecution of Christians, leaving 20 people dead.

In a statement to Fox News, Mark Walker, Trump’s ambassador-designate for International Religious Freedom, emphasized the need for the US to put pressure on the Nigerian government.

“Even being conservative, it’s probably 4,000 to 8,000 Christians killed annually,” Walker said. “This has been going on for years — from ISWAP to Islamist Fulani ethnic militias — and the Nigerian government has to be much more proactive.”

“This isn’t about appropriations or politics — this is about human life,” he added. We’re talking about boys and girls, about women being kidnapped and horrific things happening. All of us should raise our voices.”