The Federal Government of Nigeria has said the United States government’s designation of Nigeria as a “Country of Particular Concern” (CPC) was based on misreading the country’s security realities and progress in tackling terrorism.
Speaking at a press conference in Abuja on Wednesday, the Minister of Information and National Orientation, Mohammed Idris, said the label and accompanying rhetoric from the US government stemmed from a wrong perception of Nigeria’s complex security landscape.
The US recently designated Nigeria as a Country of Particular Concern (CPC) amid claims of “Christian Genocide” among a section of America’s political commentators. However, the Nigerian government and several other groups have dismissed the claim as erroneous, citing the complexity of Nigeria’s security crisis.
Mr Idri
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