Donald Trump has said he is designating Nigeria a "country of particular concern" as "thousands of Christians" are being killed there.

Posting on Truth Social, he said radical Islamists are committing "mass slaughter" and Christianity is "facing an existential threat" in the West African nation.

The US president said he was asking officials to "immediately look into this matter, and report back to me".

Mr Trump quoted figures suggesting 3,100 Christians had been killed in Nigeria , but did not state any source for the numbers or timeframe.

He stated: "We stand ready, willing, and able to save our Great Christian population around the World!"

Nigeria now joins North Korea, Russia, Saudi Arabia, Iran, Pakistan and China on a list of countries "of particular concern" due to viola

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