Following the president’s Donald Trump renewed claims that Christians are being targeted in Nigeria, the United States lawmaker leading an inquiry into alleged attacks on Christians in Nigeria, Riley Moore, on Thursday pledged to brief Trump soon.
Moore made this disclosure through a statement posted on his official x handle on Thursday.
Reacting to Trump’s comments in the post on Thursday, Moore appreciated Trump for defending persecuted Christians, especially in Nigeria.
He wrote, “Thank you, President Trump, for your incredible leadership in defending persecuted Christians, especially in Nigeria.
“Your bold and decisive action to protect our brothers and sisters in Christ will save thousands of lives. I am on it and will have more for you soon.”
Recall that Trump, in a speech on Wednesday evening, said that Nigeria has been redesignated a “Country of Particular Concern” under US law, citing what he described as large-scale killings of Christians by Islamic terrorists.
“Christianity is facing an existential threat in Nigeria. Thousands and thousands of Christians are being killed. Radical Islamists are responsible for this mass slaughter. I am hereby making Nigeria a country of particular concern — that is a legal definition,” Trump declared, just as he called on US lawmakers to take immediate action, pointing to alarming statistics of global Christian persecution.
“When Christians or any such group are slaughtered like it’s happening in Nigeria — 3,100 versus 4,476 worldwide — what horrible numbers,” Trump said, just as he also called for swift legislative oversight and named those he expects to take the lead.
“Something has to be done. I am asking Congressman Riley Moore, together with Chairman Tom Cole and the House Appropriations Committee, to immediately look into this matter and report back to me — I mean, like immediately,” Trump said.
According to him, the United States will not hesitate to intervene militarily if the alleged killings continue.
“The United States cannot stand by while such atrocities are happening in Nigeria and other countries. It’s not only in Nigeria, it’s all over. We are able and willing to defend Christians — the killing of Christians, it is not going to happen,” he added.
Recall too that Trump, in a post last Friday on his Truth Social platform, reaffirmed his decision to place Nigeria on the CPC list following a claim of Christian genocide.
“Christianity is facing an existential threat in Nigeria. Thousands of Christians are being killed. Radical Islamists are responsible for this mass slaughter. I am hereby making Nigeria a ‘Country Of Particular Concern’ — but that is the least of it,” he wrote.
