The U.S. government has added Nigeria to a "Special Watch List (SWL)" of countries that have engaged in or tolerated "severe violations of religious freedom."
This is coming at a time many Nigerians and the international community have criticised the Nigerian government for its serial violations of court orders and the shrinking civic and media space in the country.
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