A United States lawmaker, Riley Moore, has introduced a congressional resolution condemning the alleged persecution of Christians in Nigeria and expressing support for President Donald Trump’s efforts to address the crisis.
In a post on his verified X (formerly Twitter) handle on Friday, Moore said the resolution, filed in the House of Representatives on Friday and titled “Condemning the persecution of Christians in Nigeria and standing ready to support President Donald Trump in taking decisive action to end the existential threat that persecuted Christians face in Nigeria,” was submitted and referred to the relevant House committee.
Moore wrote, “I just introduced a resolution condemning the atrocities Christians are facing in Nigeria and supporting @POTUS’ efforts to defend Christians who are being slaughtered.”
The lawmaker, who chairs the investigative committee set up by Trump to probe the alleged persecution of Christians in Nigeria, described the West African nation as “the deadliest place in the world to be a Christian.”
According to him, more than 7,000 Christians have been killed in 2025 alone, translating to “35 murders each day,” while between 50,000 and 100,000 Christians have been killed since 2009.
Moore further noted that 19,000 churches have been burned, and millions displaced in what he called “deliberate campaigns of religious cleansing.”
He wrote, “The attackers regularly target Christian holy days, such as the 2022 Pentecost massacre, the 2023 Christmas Eve massacre, and the 2025 Holy Week attacks. Priests, pastors, and seminarians are routinely targeted for kidnapping and killing, with more than 250 clergy killed in the past decade.”
Citing the murder of Fr. Sylvester Okechukwu on Ash Wednesday earlier this year, Moore insisted the killings were not random acts of violence but “targeted jihadist attacks.”
He accused the Nigerian government of repeatedly failing to respond to such attacks or hold perpetrators accountable.
“Last month, a pastor in Plateau State warned of an impending Fulani attack. The Nigerian Army accused him of spreading fake news, and more than a dozen Christians were killed the next day,” he said.
Moore also faulted President Bola Tinubu for denying the existence of religious persecution, quoting his September 2025 statement that, “there’s no religious persecution in Nigeria.”
“He now has an opportunity to deepen and strengthen Nigeria’s relationship with the United States and, more importantly, do the right thing,” Moore added.
