The United States House Appropriations Committee will lead a joint congressional briefing on Tuesday focused on the alleged persecution of Christians in Nigeria, committee officials announced.
According to a notice shared on Tuesday by US Congressman Riley Moore on X, House Appropriations Committee Vice Chair and National Security Subcommittee Chairman Mario Díaz-Balart will convene the session, joined by fellow Appropriators as well as members of the Foreign Affairs and Financial Services Committees.
Representatives from the US Commission on International Religious Freedom and other experts are scheduled to participate.
According to the announcement, the purpose of the briefing is “to spotlight the escalating violence and targeted persecution of Christians in Nigeria.”