A United States congressman, Riley Moore, has expressed deep concern over escalating attacks on Christians in Nigeria, cautioning that the violence could negatively affect diplomatic relations between the two nations.
His warning follows reports of a deadly Palm Sunday assault in Jos, Plateau State.
In a post on X on Monday, March 30, Moore condemned the reported killing of at least 10 Christians in Anguwan Rukuba, describing the attack as part of a disturbing trend targeting worshippers during religious observances.
Moore, who recently participated in a US fact-finding mission investigating alleged Christian genocide in Nigeria, highlighted that such attacks have become increasingly frequent during Christian holy days.
He urged Nigerian authorities to take decisive action to prevent further bloodshed.
“This Palm Sunday, reports from Nigeria indicate that at least 10 Christians were martyred in the city of Jos. Radical Islamic terrorists opened fire on the Christians before hacking them to pieces with machetes. This is sickening and unacceptable, but it’s not surprising.
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This tragedy follows a pattern of radical Islamic terrorists massacring Christians on Holy Days. In fact, terrorists have attacked Christians in Nigeria on every single holy day in recent memory, except for last Christmas when President Trump sent 12 tomahawk cruise missiles to stop them,” Moore said.
The congressman called on the Federal Government, led by President Bola Ahmed Tinubu, to urgently reinforce security measures ahead of upcoming religious events.
“Abuja knows this pattern and they must massively ramp up security for the Tridduum and Easter.
“If they don’t take this threat seriously and mobilize to defend our brothers and sisters in Christ, blood of these martyrs will be on their hands, and there will be significant consequences for Nigeria’s relationship with the United States,” he added.
Reiterating his concerns, Moore stated: “Radical Islamic terrorists opened fire on Christians on Sunday March 29, before hacking them to pieces with machetes in Nigeria.”
Local reports indicate that bandits on motorcycles allegedly killed scores of people in Jos on Sunday night.