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Faith Omoboye
December 2, 2025
Trump orders inquiry into attacks on Nigerian Christians, says US lawmaker
Riley Moore, a member of the US House of Representatives, says United States president Donald Trump has directed him and the powerful House Appropriations Committee to investigate the growing persecution of Christians in Nigeria.
Moore made the comments in a post on X on Tuesday, saying the committee is expanding its work on the issue through a new roundtable discussion in Washington.
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“We will never turn a blind eye to our brothers and sisters in Christ who suffer for their faith,” he wrote.
According to an official notice from the House Appropriations Committee, lawmakers will hold a joint briefing with the US Commission on International Religious Freedom and other experts to examine escalating violence targeting Christians in Nigeria.
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The briefing, scheduled for Tuesday, December 2, will be led by Mario Diaz Balart, vice chair of the Appropriations Committee and chairman of its National Security Subcommittee. Members of the Foreign Affairs and Financial Services Committees will also participate.
The session will contribute to a report ordered by Trump on the killings of Nigerian Christians and on what steps Congress can take to support efforts to protect vulnerable religious communities around the world.
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The committee said it aims to gather “critical testimony” that will guide the White House and Congress as they assess threats to religious freedom and respond to continuing attacks in Nigeria.
The Nigerian government has repeatedly rejected claims of targeted Christian killings in the country.
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