US Congressman Riley Moore has visited Benue State, where he took a trip to some internally displaced persons (IDP) camps and decried the violence driving people out of their homes.
Moore said he “met with dozens of Christians who were driven from their homes and subjected to horrific violence and now live in IDP camps”.
In a post on his X handle on Wednesday, the lawmaker said the IDPs told him “harrowing stories that will remain with me for the rest of my life”.
“One woman was forced to watch as they killed her husband and five children. She and her unborn child barely escaped.
“Another woman’s family was murdered in front of her, and her baby was ripped from her womb. One man’s family was hacked to death in front of his eyes, and his arm was permanently mangled. There are more than 600,000 Christians in IDP camps in Benue State alone.
“These Christians should be able to live in their ancestral homeland without fear of genocidal Fulani.”
His visit came in the wake of the US designation of Nigeria as a Country of Particular Concern (CPC) due to what President Donald Trump called the mass slaughter of Christians. But the Nigerian authorities have denied the claim.
The US Congress had held hearings over the matter, while Nigerian authorities have met with their US counterparts following Trump’s decision.
Moore and other members of the US delegation also met with the National Security Adviser (NSA) during their trip to the West African nation.
Moore’s full statement on X
While in Benue, I met with dozens of Christians who were driven from their homes and subjected to horrific violence and now live in IDP camps.
They told harrowing stories that will remain with me for the rest of my life.
One woman was forced to watch as they killed her husband and five children. She, and her unborn child, barely escaped.
Another woman’s family was murdered in front of her and her baby was ripped from her womb.
One man’s family was hacked to death in front of his eyes and his armed was permanently mangled.
There are more than 600,000 Christians in IDP camps in Benue State alone.
These Christians should be able to live in their ancestral homeland without fear of genocidal Fulani.
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