US delist Nigeria as religious Violators

The United States has removed Nigeria from its list of religious violators.

This was disclosed in a statement by the US Secretary of State, Antony Blinken, on Wednesday.

The US had in 2020 placed Nigeria and six other countries on its special watch list of states that had engaged in or tolerated the severe violation of religious freedom, however, Nigeria was missing from the list of countries designated in the 2021 list for religious violations.

Blinken, who is currently in East African nation Kenya on an official visit, is scheduled to physically visit Nigeria this week and meet with President Muhammadu Buhari and other members of his cabinet.