It comes a day after the president declared the African nation "country of particular concern” for religious freedom.

President Trump on Saturday threatened Nigeria with potential military action and said the United States might cut off aid, accusing the West African country’s government of failing to protect Christi...

He said he was putting Nigeria, Africa's top oil producer and most populous country, on a "Countries of Particular Concern" list of nations the U.S. finds have engaged in religious freedom violations...