ABUJA, Nigeria — Nigeria's President Bola Ahmed Tinubu is pushing back after his U.S. counterpart designated the West African country “a country of particular concern” for allegedly failing to rein in the persecution of Christians .

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President Bola Ahmed Tinubu is pushing back against Donald Trump's designation of Nigeria as a "country of particular concern" for alleged persecution of Christians

On Saturday, Tinubu stated that Nigeria values religious freedom and opposes persecution

Trump, in a social media post on Friday, claimed Christianity faces an existential threat in Nigeria due to radical Islamists

It followed Senator Ted Cruz's call for Congress to label Nigeria a violator of religious freedom

In a social media statement on Saturday, Tinubu said t

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