U.S. President Donald Trump has received a congressional report on alleged persecution of Christians in Nigeria, detailing findings and policy recommendations after months of investigation.
President of the United States, Donald Trump, has received a comprehensive congressional report on the alleged persecution of Christians in Nigeria following months of investigations by U.S. lawmakers. The report was formally submitted to the White House by members of the United States House Committee on Appropriations and the United States House Committee on Foreign Affairs, outlining findings and policy recommendations on violence affecting Christian communities in the country.
The development follows Trump’s earlier redesignation of Nigeria as a Country of Particular Concern (CPC) and his directive to Congressman Riley Moore and Appropriations Committee Chairman Tom Cole to spearhead a detailed congressional probe into the security situation. Moore confirmed the submission of the report in a post on X on Monday, stating that members of both committees met with White House officials to present the outcome of what he described as a months-long investigative exercise based on expert witness interviews, congressional hearings, roundtables, bipartisan fact-finding missions to Nigeria, and consultations with officials in the Trump administration.
Moore had earlier led a delegation to Nigeria where members visited Internally Displaced Persons camps in Benue State, met victims of terrorism and held discussions with top government officials, including the National Security Adviser, Nuhu Ribadu. He said the delegation now has a clearer understanding of the threats confronting Christian communities and the wider security dynamics fuelling instability in parts of the country. Key recommendations in the report include the establishment of a bilateral U.S.–Nigeria security agreement to protect vulnerable Christian communities and dismantle jihadist networks, the withholding of certain U.S. funds pending measurable action by the Nigerian government, and sanctions and visa restrictions on individuals implicated in religious persecution.
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