A United States congressional delegation led by Congressman Riley Moore has wrapped up its fact-finding mission to Nigeria on alleged genocide against Christian communities and will submit a full report to President Donald Trump before the end of the month.
The five-member team arrived in the country on Sunday and visited Internally Displaced Persons (IDP) camps, survivors of terrorist attacks, Christian communities, traditional rulers and religious leaders, with a major focus on Benue State.
They also held high-level meetings with Nigeria’s National Security Adviser, Nuhu Ribadu, and the Attorney General of the Federation, Lateef Fagbemi (SAN).
Speaking on Fox News with Harris Faulkner on Thursday, Moore described the testimonies they heard as the most harrowing of his career.
He recounted the case of a woman who witnessed the murder of five of her children while pregnant, later giving birth in an IDP camp. “You can see that her soul has literally left her body. There are countless stories like these,” he said.
Another testimony involved a woman who lost her husband, two daughters, and unborn child in a single attack — incidents Moore said strongly suggest a deliberate targeting of Christian communities.
Due to security concerns, the delegation moved through Benue State in armored vehicles as they met Catholic and Protestant leaders, bishops, community heads and displaced families to obtain what Moore called “ground truth.”
He dismissed claims that the violence is driven solely by land disputes or climate pressures. “For those who say this is about climate change or economics, why would you burn down a church? Why would you attack an IDP camp screaming ‘Allahu Akbar’? It is very clear what the answer is. They are trying to erase Christians in Benue State and across Nigeria from their ancestral homeland,” he stated.
Moore confirmed that President Trump has directed him and House Appropriations Chairman Tom Cole to prepare a full report containing their findings and recommendations. “We will report back to the President and make recommendations… and we are going to do that by the end of this month,” he said.
