Nigeria, Dec. 2 -- The Serving Overseer of the Citadel Global Community Church, Pastor Tunde Bakare, has explained why the United States President, Donald Trump, designated Nigeria as a "Country of Particular Concern (CPC)."

In October, PREMIUM TIMES reported that Mr Trump, in a post on his Truth Social platform, categorised Nigeria as a CPC.

He alleged that Christianity in Nigeria faced a grave existential threat due to killings by radical Islamist groups.

Speaking during a state-of-the-nation address delivered at the church on Sunday in Lagos, posted on Channels Television's YouTube page, Mr Bakare said Mr Trump's administration's position was influenced by Nigeria's vast oil and mineral resources, as well as its strategic sectors. ...