Genocide Allegation: US lawmaker Submits New Resolution Backing Trump

United States of America (USA) president’s genocide allegation in Nigeria against Christians, has continued to gain traction, with a lawmaker Riley Moore introducing a resolution backing the president.

The lawmaker, informed via verified X handle on Friday of introducing a congressional resolution condemning the alleged persecution of Christians in Nigeria.

The resolution also expresses support for President Donald Trump’s efforts to address the crisis.

“I just introduced a resolution condemning the atrocities Christians are facing in Nigeria and supporting @POTUS’ efforts to defend Christians who are being slaughtered”, Moore wrote.

The resolution titled: “Condemning the persecution of Christians in Nigeria and standing ready to support President Donald Trump in taking decisive action to end the existential threat that persecuted Christians face in Nigeria,” was submitted and referred to the relevant House committee.

It is expected to ramp up attention on the genocide allegation in Nigerian , and in fact attract reactions given both the topicality and the standing of the lawmaker, as chair of the investigative committee set up by Trump to probe the alleged persecution of Christians in Nigeria.

He submits that Nigeria had become the deadliest place to be a Christian with more than 7,000 Christians have been killed in 2025 alone, translating to “35 murders each day,” while between 50,000 and 100,000 Christians have been killed since 2009.

19,000 churches have been burned, and millions displaced in “deliberate campaigns of religious cleansing”, he said.

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“The attackers regularly target Christian holy days, such as the 2022 Pentecost massacre, the 2023 Christmas Eve massacre, and the 2025 Holy Week attacks.

“Priests, pastors, and seminarians are routinely targeted for kidnapping and killing, with more than 250 clergy killed in the past decade”,

“Last month, a pastor in Plateau State warned of an impending Fulani attack. The Nigerian Army accused him of spreading fake news, and more than a dozen Christians were killed the next day,” Riley Moore,

Disagreeing with President Bola Tinubu that there was no religious persecution in Nigeria, the lawmaker referred to his statement in September 2025, stating:“He now has an opportunity to deepen and strengthen Nigeria’s relationship with the United States and, more importantly, do the right thing,”