The United States America Monday placed Nigeria as first time on religious freedom blacklist, holding an ally as Christian set voice growing insecurities. The chief Secretary of State Mike Pompeo designed Nigeria as a "Country of Particular Concern" for a religious freedom.
The country maintains a balance between Muslims and Christians, Christians groups have expressed their rising concerns to the United States America. The countries on the blacklist are Pakistan and Saudi Arabia,
India voiced out-rage earlier this year when the United State Commission on International Religious Freedom, that provides recommendations to the State Department, called for the India's blacklisting over what it said was a sharp downturn under Prime Minister Narendra Modi, The nation Sudan, which is transforming after decades of dictatorship, exited the blacklist last year,
Under the U S law, the nations on blacklist must make improvements or doe face sanctions including loss of US assistance, though the administration can waive measures.
The nation "Nigerian" army had killed some 360 Shiites, many gunned down or burned alive, in the 2015 confrontation.
State Department reported and also highlighted the arrests of Muslims for eating in public in Kano state during Ramadan, saying that they're supposed to fast during daylight hours.
The country is the home base of Boko Haram, the Islamist extremists whose 11-year insurgency has killed over 36,000 innocent civilians and spread to neighboring countries.
Religious freedom has now become a core issue for Pompeo and Donald Trump, who count on strong evangelical Christian support and often played down other rights concerns among allies.
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