US Congressman Riley Moore recently visited Benue State, Nigeria, and shared harrowing accounts of violence against Christian communities.
In a post on X, he recounted meeting dozens of displaced Christians in IDP camps, who described brutal attacks that killed entire families and forced survivors to flee.
One woman recounted watching her husband and five children being killed, barely escaping with her unborn child.
Another man witnessed his family being hacked to death, leaving his arm permanently mangled.
Moore estimates over 600,000 Christians are currently living in these camps, calling for greater international attention to the crisis, which he described as a “genocidal campaign by the Fulani”.
He met with local Tiv and Catholic leaders, emphasizing the US won’t ignore these experiences.
His visit included talks with Nigeria’s National Security Adviser, Nuhu Ribadu, focusing on terrorism in the North-East and Middle Belt killings—priorities for President Donald Trump. While progress was noted, like the rescue of abducted Catholic schoolchildren, Moore stressed that “there’s much work still to be done”.
The visit comes amid diplomatic tensions, with the US redesignating Nigeria as a Country of Particular Concern over alleged religious freedom violations.
Nigeria’s government rejects claims of systemic persecution, saying insecurity affects all faiths.
