(Baptist News) Less than two months after being designated a Country of Particular Concern by the U.S. State Department over its religious record, Nigeria has again became the focus of another U.S. agency — the Commission on International Religious Freedom.
A virtual event held on Feb. 16 with the theme “Engaging State and Local Government in Nigeria to Protect Religious Freedom” involved panelists who discussed and shared ideas on how to tackle Nigeria’s seemingly endless religious crisis. The event came just days after USCIRF released a report on Nigeria titled “Violent Islamic Groups in Northern Nigeria” authored by Madeline Velturo.