Christian Genocide: US House Committee Set To Submit Report To White House
The United States House Appropriations Committee is set to submit a report to the White House on its probe into the alleged genocide against Christians in Nigeria.
The committee disclosed this in a post on X, Wednesday.
“Appropriator Rep Riley Moore has been at the forefront of bringing attention to the brutal persecution of Christians in Nigeria.”
“Subcommittee Chairman MarioDB’s FY26 NSRP bill reaffirms @POTUS’ CPC designation, and our committee is preparing a report for the WhiteHouse,” the committee stated.
Earlier, President Donald Trump announced that, in response to claims of genocide against Christians in Nigeria, he had redesignated the country as a “Country of Particular Concern.”
Appropriator @RepRileyMoore has been at the forefront of bringing attention to the brutal persecution of Christians in Nigeria.
He made the announcement via his Truth Social platform, writing: “Christianity is facing an existential threat in Nigeria,” Trump posted on Truth Social. “Thousands of Christians are being killed. Radical Islamists are responsible for this mass slaughter. I am hereby making Nigeria a ‘COUNTRY OF PARTICULAR CONCERN’ — But that is the least of it,” he wrote.
He further hinted that the United States may consider a military operation in Nigeria if the “killings of Christians” continue.
Moore, who leads the investigative committee set up by Trump to look into the alleged killings of Christians in Nigeria, also accused the Nigerian government of failing to justify the extensive military assistance it has received from Washington.
He had lamented that the ongoing genocide against Christians has been met with global indifference.
He stated this during an interview on the Dinesh D’Souza program, shared on Friday and seen by Naija News House.
“My brothers and sisters in Christ are murdered for practicing their faith and belief in our Lord Jesus Christ,” he said, expressing outrage over what he described as years of silence and neglect from both Nigerian authorities and the international community.”
He warned that Nigeria’s failure to address the killings could have far-reaching consequences, stressing that the United States would eventually be forced to intervene if the situation worsens.
“If we don’t address this, if we don’t do something about this and some terrorists take hold in Nigeria, I promise you, we would have to address it one way or the other. What I would like to do is address it in a cooperative manner with the Nigerians and hopefully there would be.”
Moore criticized the Nigerian government for failing to prioritize the protection of Christians despite receiving significant U.S. security support.
“I think there is a potential very quickly to Partner and I am hoping they would Partner with the US government to address this because we have been providing them billions of billions of dollars worth of security assistance. They have been paying for that but they were also granted security assistance from the United States of America, training and equipment, for them to address this issue and it has gone on unresolved and they are not prioritising the protection of the Christians.”
He added that the violence had continued “under the radar” for too long, with little global attention or meaningful intervention.
“The pieces are in place to address this, it has been flying under the radar and nobody has cared about this for a very long time. But if we are not going to stand up for this for a very Values we have as Christians and I am not talking of nation building, democracy, we are talking about going on to protect Christians from murder,” he said.
According to him, the time has come for Nigeria and the international community to move beyond statements and take concrete action to stop what he described as a “forgotten genocide.”
Moore had earlier promised to send a report to Trump soon, saying, “I am on it.”
“Thank you, President Trump, for your incredible leadership in defending persecuted Christians, especially in Nigeria.”
“Your bold and decisive action to protect our brothers and sisters in Christ will save thousands of lives. I am on it and will have more for you soon,” he wrote in reaction to Trump’s remarks vowing action on what he described as “genocide against Christians” in Nigeria.
