Congressman Riley Moore of the United States has denounced the recent murders in Plateau State and accused the Nigerian government of not doing enough to keep Christian communities safe from violent assaults.
In a statement, Moore contrasted Nigeria’s quick reaction to a coup attempt in Benin with what he called the country’s “inaction” over attacks on Christians.
He said that what he called “radical Islamic terrorists” slaughtered Christians who had gathered for a mass burial after an earlier attack.
The lawmaker additionally asserted that authorities did not adequately intervene in spite of purported prior indications of potential threats.
He called on the Nigerian government to safeguard vulnerable populations in the Middle Belt region of the country and take more aggressive action against terrorism.
Moore also mentioned the Trump administration, expressing gratitude that a new US counterterrorism plan includes protection for Christians in Nigeria.
In reaction to the violence in Plateau State, he urged the US administration to act more forcefully.
His words …
“When I visited Nigeria, the government responded swiftly to quell a coup in Benin.
Nigeria’s willingness to step in to stop a violent attack in another country, while they stand by as their own Christian citizens are brutalized makes these absolutely horrific scenes unfolding in Plateau State all the more unconscionable.
Christians — who were gathered for a mass burial for those killed in a previous attack — were viciously murdered by radical Islamic terrorists.
The Nigerian Government could root out the terrorism and stop the martyrdom of its own citizens. But, despite receiving early warnings of impending attacks, they are nowhere to be found as Christians are murdered for their faith, like lambs led to slaughter.
Enough is enough.
I am grateful the Trump Administration specifically identified protecting Christians in Nigeria in the administration’s new Counterterrorism Strategy. Now, I am asking the Trump Administration to take forceful action to defend our innocent brothers and sisters in Christ in the Middle Belt of Nigeria, the epicenter of an ongoing Christian genocide.”
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