United States Announces Visa Restriction Targeting Nigerians Over ‘Violation’

<h4>United States Announces Visa Restriction Targeting Nigerians<&sol;h4>&NewLine;<h4><&sol;h4>&NewLine;<p><strong><a href&equals;"https&colon;&sol;&sol;openlife&period;ng&sol;">OpenLife Nigeria<&sol;a> <&sol;strong>reports that the United States has announced new visa restrictions targeting Nigerians accused of undermining religious freedom&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>A post on X by Marco Rubio&comma; secretary of state&comma; said the restrictions will affect those who &OpenCurlyDoubleQuote;knowingly direct&comma; authorize&comma; fund&comma; support&comma; or carry out violations of religious freedom&period;”<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>Overtime&comma; the diplomatic tensions between the US and Nigeria have spiralled from muted strain to open confrontation&period; Trump — who has accused the Nigerian government of ignoring <a href&equals;"https&colon;&sol;&sol;www&period;thecable&period;ng&sol;">&OpenCurlyDoubleQuote;Christian genocide”<&sol;a> in the country — has now gone beyond remarks to issuing a threat of military action&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<figure id&equals;"attachment&lowbar;31293" aria-describedby&equals;"caption-attachment-31293" style&equals;"width&colon; 300px" class&equals;"wp-caption alignnone"><img class&equals;"size-medium wp-image-31293" src&equals;"https&colon;&sol;&sol;openlife&period;ng&sol;wp-content&sol;uploads&sol;2025&sol;12&sol;angry-trump-300x204&period;jpg" alt&equals;"United States Announces Visa Restriction For Nigerians Over &OpenCurlyQuote;Violation’" width&equals;"300" height&equals;"204" &sol;><figcaption id&equals;"caption-attachment-31293" class&equals;"wp-caption-text"><em><strong>United States President Donald Trump<&sol;strong><&sol;em><&sol;figcaption><&sol;figure>&NewLine;<p>&OpenCurlyDoubleQuote;If the Nigerian government continues to allow the killing of Christians&comma; the <a href&equals;"https&colon;&sol;&sol;openlife&period;ng&sol;"><strong>United States of America&comma; USA<&sol;strong><&sol;a> will immediately stop all aid and assistance to Nigeria&comma; and may very well go into that now disgraced country&comma; &OpenCurlyQuote;guns-a-blazing’&comma; to completely wipe out the Islamic terrorists who are committing these horrible atrocities&comma;” Trump wrote&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p><em><strong>&OpenCurlyDoubleQuote;I am hereby instructing our Department of War to prepare for possible action&period; <&sol;strong><&sol;em><&sol;p>&NewLine;<p><em><strong>&&num;8220&semi;If we attack&comma; it will be fast&comma; vicious&comma; and sweet&comma; just like the terrorist thugs attack our cherished Christians&period; Warning&colon; the Nigerian government better move fast&excl;”<&sol;strong><&sol;em><&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>Almost instantly&comma; Pete Hegseth&comma; US secretary of war&comma; responded&comma; saying his department is preparing for possible action&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;