Rep. Riley Moore, who represents West Virginia’s 2nd District in the United States Congress, has described last week as “bloody for Christians in Nigeria.”
His comments came after armed jihadists attacked Holy Trinity Parish in Kafanchan Catholic Diocese, killing three parishioners and kidnapping Fr. Nathaniel Asuwaye along with 10 others.
In a post on X, Moore urged prayers for the victims and called on the Nigerian government to act.
“Please join me in praying for the safe return of Fr. Nathaniel Asuwaye… Three of his parishioners were brutally murdered by radical Islamic jihadists during the attack,” he wrote.
Moore said the killings prove there is ongoing persecution of Christians in Nigera.
“The genocide of Christians must end, and it falls squarely on the Nigerian government’s shoulders to defend its citizens – all of its citizens – and end this violent persecution,” he added.
He described the past week as “some of the most horrifically bloody days in recent history for Christians across Nigeria.”
Fact-Finding Mission
Moore recently visited Nigeria as part of a delegation sent by U.S. President Donald Trump to investigate Christian persecution.
During the trip, he met with Nigerian officials, church leaders, aid groups, and displaced persons.
He revealed that Fulani extremists and other radical groups were attacking Internally Displaced Persons (IDP) camps in Benue State.
“Fulani, these Islamic radicals, are attacking the IDP camps. They are attacking them in these IDP camps,” he told Fox News.
Moore said he was shocked by testimonies from survivors.
“I met one woman who lost her entire family; five of her children were murdered right in front of her. She was pregnant at the time and escaped. She had that child in an IDP camp. You could just see her soul had literally left her body,” he recalled.
He also shared another account.
“Another woman’s family was attacked; she lost her husband and two daughters. They murdered her unborn child. These Islamic terrorists murdered her unborn child and took it right out of her. It’s beyond words.”
Moore’s add international pressure on Nigeria to end the attacks. Government says it is doing all it can.
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