When US Senator Ted Cruz rose on the Senate floor of the 119th US Congress in Washington earlier this month to introduce a Bill, S.2747—also known as the Nigeria Religious Freedom Accountability Act of 2025—Nigeria’s name appeared repeatedly, grimly, and prominently. The Texas Republican’s bill seeks to compel the United States government to redesignate Nigeria as a Country of Particular Concern (CPC) under the International Religious Freedom Act, citing what he described as “the world’s deadliest persecution of Christians.”