U.S. Representative Nancy Mace has called for urgent intervention over what she calls the “genocidal” targeting of Christians in Nigeria, drawing condemnation from Abuja and renewed pressure for U.S. policy action.
U.S. Rep. Nancy Mace has sounded the alarm over escalating violence targeting Christians in Nigeria, asserting that “what’s happening to Christians in Nigeria is genocide, and pretending it isn’t happening won’t make it stop.”
She lamented what she described as the media’s silence on faith-based persecution, declaring “faith is under fire.” Several U.S. lawmakers, including Senator Ted Cruz, have supported legislative efforts such as a “Nigeria Religious Freedom Accountability Act” to sanction officials involved or complicit.
The Nigerian government, however, has strongly rejected the accusation. President Bola Tinubu stated, “Here, no faith is under siege, no community is excluded,” insisting that religious diversity is part of Nigeria’s national identity.
As the dispute intensifies, pressure mounts on U.S. foreign policy circles to classify Nigeria as a “Country of Particular Concern,” while Abuja warns against external meddling in its domestic affairs