Riley Moore has said the federal government and the United States are nearing an agreement on a “strategic security framework” focused on addressing terrorism in Nigeria.
The US congressman, who recently visited Nigeria with some of his colleagues, said the delegation held “positive conversations” with Nigerian officials.
In a post on X, shared alongside a short clip from his interview on Fox News, Moore said he met victims of terrorism during the visit, including individuals whose family members were brutally killed by “Islamic radicals”.
Moore said he intends to submit a report to US President Donald Trump detailing ways the US can work with the Nigerian government to “end the slaughter of our brothers and sisters in Christ”.
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“What I witnessed during my trip to Nigeria was heartbreaking,” he said.
“I met a woman who witnessed all five of her children murdered in front of her. Another woman lost her husband and two daughters and had her unborn child killed.
“We did have positive conversations with the Nigerian government, and I believe we are close to a strategic security framework to address both the ISIS and Boko Haram threat in the north-east, as well as the genocide against Christians by the radical Fulani Muslims in the Middle Belt.”
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While in Nigeria, Moore and other members of the US Congress — including Mario Díaz-Balart, Norma Torres, Scott Franklin, and Juan Ciscomani — visited several northern communities.
The delegation also met with the National Security Adviser (NSA), Nuhu Ribadu, in Abuja.
Moore has consistently been among US politicians raising concerns about alleged Christian persecution in Nigeria.
On November 7, he introduced a resolution in the US House of Representatives “condemning the ongoing persecution of Christians in Nigeria and supporting President Donald J. Trump’s announcement to officially designate Nigeria as a Country of Particular Concern”.