A United States congressman, Riley Moore, has strongly condemned the recent killing of Christians in Plateau State and urged the Nigerian government to immediately bolster security measures to protect worshippers, warning that failure to act could harm diplomatic ties with the US.
The warning follows reports of a deadly attack on Palm Sunday, March 29, 2026, in Anguwan Rukuba, Jos, where at least 10 Christians were reportedly killed. According to accounts, assailants opened fire on the victims before hacking them with machetes.
In a post on X (formerly Twitter) on Monday, Moore described the incident as part of a disturbing pattern of violence targeting Christians during religious holy days. He highlighted that such attacks by radical Islamic terrorists have occurred frequently on Christian observances in recent memory.
“This Palm Sunday, reports from Nigeria indicate that at least 10 Christians were martyred in the city of Jos. Radical Islamic terrorists opened fire on the Christians before hacking them to pieces with machetes. This is sickening and unacceptable, but it’s not surprising,” Moore stated.
Moore, who previously participated in a US fact-finding delegation on alleged Christian persecution in Nigeria, called on President Bola Ahmed Tinubu’s administration to ramp up security ahead of the upcoming Triduum and Easter celebrations.“Abuja knows this pattern and they must massively ramp up security for the Tridduum and Easter. If they don’t take this threat seriously and mobilize to defend our brothers and sisters in Christ, blood of these martyrs will be on their hands, and there will be significant consequences for Nigeria’s relationship with the United States,” he added.
The lawmaker reiterated that Nigerian authorities must act decisively to prevent further bloodshed and protect religious communities from ongoing violence.
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