The USA Home Committee on Overseas Affairs has reacted to the latest abduction of 166 worshippers from two church buildings in Kajuru Native Authorities Space of Kaduna by some suspected terrorists.
The Home committee in a submit on X reiterated President Donald Trump’s proclamation that the US wouldn’t stand and watch the continued persecution and killing of Christians in Nigeria by Islamic terrorists.
In accordance with the Home, these killings by terrorists working within the northern a part of the nation is not going to be tolerated
It mentioned, “This previous Sunday, Islamic terrorists in Nigeria raided church buildings and kidnapped greater than 168 Christians.
“President Trump made it clear: We can’t stand by whereas such atrocities are occurring in Nigeria. The USA is not going to tolerate the bloodbath of harmless Christians,” the committee famous.
Trump had previously made proclamations on Nigeria over the alleged persecution of Christians throughout the nation.
Having declared Nigeria a Nation of Explicit Concern, the US authorities on December 26, additionally carried out an air strike which focused terrorists of their suspected enclave in Sokoto State.
Weeks after the airstrike, terrorists carried out a large-scale abduction in Kajuru, with a complete of 177 worshippers kidnapped from the Cherubim and Seraphim Church 1 and Cherubim and Seraphim Church 2 in Kurmin Wali Group, Kajuru LGA on Janiary 18.
Sources aware of the incident mentioned 11 of the victims who have been kidnapped managed to flee leaving 166 others – together with girls and kids – in captivity.
Whereas the police and the Kaduna state authorities have confirmed the abductions, the management of the Northern Christian Affiliation of Nigeria (CAN) has known as for the rapid rescue of the worshippers.