United States lawmaker, Riley Moore, has accused the Federal Government of failing to justify the billions of dollars in military assistance it has received from Washington, alleging continued killings of Christians in the country.
Moore, who heads the investigative committee set up by U.S. President Donald Trump to probe alleged persecution of Christians in Nigeria, made the remarks during an interview on The Dinesh D’Souza Show on Thursday night.
“My brothers and sisters in Christ are murdered for practising their faith and belief in our Lord Jesus Christ,” Moore said, condemning what he described as years of silence from both the Nigerian authorities and the international community.
He warned that the ongoing violence could have far-reaching consequences if left unchecked.
“If we don’t address this, if we don’t do something about this, and some terrorists take hold in Nigeria, I promise you, we would have to address it one way or the other.
“What I would like to do is address it cooperatively with Nigerians, and hopefully there would be,” he said.
The lawmaker criticised the Federal Government for what he called a lack of urgency in protecting Christians despite extensive U.S. support.
“I think there is a potential very quickly to partner, and I am hoping they would partner with the US government to address this because we have been providing them billions of billions of dollars worth of security assistance,
“They have been paying for that, but they were also granted security assistance from the United States of America — training and equipment — for them to address this issue, and it has gone on unresolved, and they are not prioritising the protection of the Christians,” he explained.
Moore lamented that the violence has continued “under the radar” for too long.
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