Former presidential aide, Bashir Ahmad, has faulted some Nigerians and United States officials over Nigeria’s recent designation as a Country of Particular Concern (CPC) by the administration of US President, Donald Trump.
Naijaonpoint had earlier reported that the United States, under President Trump, redesignated Nigeria as a Country of Particular Concern following allegations of genocide and persecution of Christians.
The move came amid growing claims by American lawmakers and advocacy groups that over 7,000 Christians had been killed in Nigeria this year alone, allegations the Nigerian government has strongly denied, insisting that the nation’s insecurity “targets no specific religion.”
In a post on Truth Social on Friday, Trump said Christianity in Nigeria was facing “an existential threat.”
“Thousands of Christians are being killed. Radical Islamists are responsible for this mass slaughter,” the US President said.
Reacting on his 𝕏 handle, Bashir Ahmad, who served as a Special Assistant on Digital Communications to former President Muhammadu Buhari, accused some Nigerian pastors of colluding with foreign officials to push for the designation.
“Finally, some of our own countrymen, with the help of certain U.S. officials, have landed us in this mess,” he wrote.
Ahmad warned that the development could jeopardize Nigeria’s counter-terrorism operations, given the country’s reliance on the United States for sophisticated weaponry and intelligence support.
He said, “Nigeria has almost solely relied on the United States in its fight against terrorism, purchasing the majority of our sophisticated weapons from them.
“Now, with the new sanctions, how are we supposed to effectively confront the very same terrorists committing these atrocities?”
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