US Congressman Riley Moore has praised latest airstrikes in North-West Nigeria, describing them as a decisive measure to guard Christian communities and tackle the nation’s ongoing safety challenges.
Talking on Friday through his X deal with, Moore stated the strikes, performed in coordination with the Nigerian authorities, marked “simply step one to ending the slaughter of Christians and the safety disaster affecting all Nigerians.”
“President Trump has been clear that the killing of Christians in Nigeria should finish. As I said on the outset: Don’t check President Trump‘s resolve on this matter,” the congressman added.
The feedback comply with experiences that US forces, beneath President Donald Trump’s path, carried out airstrikes towards ISIS-linked terrorist parts in North-West Nigeria.
In a separate assertion, US Defence Secretary Pete Hegseth confirmed that Washington acted with Nigeria’s cooperation.
“The President was clear final month: the killing of harmless Christians in Nigeria (and elsewhere) should finish. The Division of Battle is at all times prepared…Grateful for Nigerian authorities help & cooperation,” Hegseth wrote.
The Nigerian Ministry of International Affairs additionally confirmed that the strikes fashioned a part of structured safety cooperation with worldwide companions to fight terrorism and violent extremism.
Moore lately concluded a fact-finding mission in Nigeria to analyze assaults on Christian communities, describing the expertise as deeply disturbing. Main a five-member congressional delegation, he visited IDP camps, survivors of terrorist assaults, Christian leaders, and conventional rulers in Benue State.
The delegation additionally met with the Nationwide Safety Adviser, Nuhu Ribadu, and the Lawyer Normal, Lateef Fagbemi.
Moore earlier confirmed that President Trump tasked him and Home Appropriations Chairman Tom Cole to submit a report with suggestions by the top of the month, following Nigeria’s designation as a “Nation of Explicit Concern” over alleged Christian killings.