After months of rigorous legislative inquiry, a detailed congressional report documenting the alleged persecution of Christian communities in Nigeria has been formally presented to President Donald Trump.
The document concludes an extensive investigation by U.S. lawmakers into the region’s escalating religious tensions.
The report was formally submitted to the White House by members of the United States House Committee on Appropriations and the United States House Committee on Foreign Affairs, detailing findings and policy recommendations on violence affecting Christian communities in the country.
The development comes after Trump’s earlier redesignation of Nigeria as a Country of Particular Concern (CPC) and his directive to Congressman Riley Moore and Appropriations Committee Chairman Tom Cole to spearhead a detailed congressional probe into the security situation in Nigeria.
Moore confirmed the submission of the report in a post on X on Monday, revealing that members of both committees met with officials at the White House to present the outcome of what he described as a months-long investigative exercise.
According to him, the findings were based on expert witness interviews, congressional hearings, roundtables, bipartisan fact-finding missions to Nigeria, as well as consultations with officials in the Trump administration.
Moore had earlier led a delegation to Nigeria where members visited Internally Displaced Persons (IDP) camps in Benue State, met victims of terrorism and held discussions with top government officials, including the National Security Adviser, Nuhu Ribadu.
He said the delegation now has a clearer understanding of the threats confronting Christian communities and the wider security dynamics fuelling instability in parts of the country.
Among key recommendations in the report are the establishment of a bilateral U.S.–Nigeria security agreement to protect vulnerable Christian communities and dismantle jihadist networks, the withholding of certain U.S. funds pending measurable action by the Nigerian government, as well as sanctions and visa restrictions on individuals implicated in religious persecution.
Other proposals include technical assistance to address violence linked to armed Fulani militias, repeal of Sharia and blasphemy laws, and coordination with international partners such as France, Hungary and the United Kingdom.
Moore commended President Trump for redesignating Nigeria as a CPC and reaffirmed the administration’s commitment to confronting extremist violence.
“I travelled on a bipartisan delegation to Nigeria and saw with my own eyes the horrific atrocities Christians face and the instability the Nigerian government must combat,” Moore said.
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