The Nigerian Supreme Council for Islamic Affairs (NSCIA) has rejected the redesignation of Nigeria as a “country of particular concern” by US President Donald Trump.
Speaking at a press conference in Abuja on Sunday at the end of a meeting of all Islamic organisations in Nigeria, Ishaq Oloyode, secretary-general of the NSCIA, said the security situation in Nigeria is multidimensional but not a religious war.
Oloyede said the decision Trump to include Nigeria on the CPC list was “an act of political cynicism”, adding that the country’s security challenges stem from poor governance, climate stress, and criminality — not religion.