United States Congressman, Rep Riley Moore, has vowed that his country will continue military actions and airstrikes in Nigeria until all terrorists enclaves in the country are wiped out.
Moore who made the pledge in a post on his verified In a post on his X account on Monday, also dismissed claims that President Donald Trump’s military action against terrorists in Nigeria will lead to war, adding that more airstrikes are still expected.
In the post, Moore said Trump is not trying to bring war to Nigeria, but he is rather bringing peace and security to Nigeria and to the thousands of Christians who face horrific violence and death.
He also insisted that the recent U.S. military strikes had brought hope and renewed security to vulnerable communities in Nigeria, particularly Christians.
“The strikes against ISIS on Christmas, in coordination with the Nigerian government, have given hope to the Christians in Nigeria,” Moore wrote.
Moore who also spoke on the issue during an interview on Fox News, painted a grim picture of violence against Christians in Nigeria.
According to him, “Christians have been getting slaughtered in Nigeria since 2009, estimating between 50,000 and 125,000.
Christians killed this year alone are 7,000.”
Rep. Moore also described what he said he witnessed firsthand when he recently visited Nigeria on a fact-finding mission, stating that the heartbreaking scenes he witnessed and the report he presented to Trump informed the Christmas Day airstrikes.
“Underground, it is more dire than you could imagine, seeing this in person, meeting mothers who have lost all of their children, just murdered in front of them,” he stated.
“This strike has given hope to the Christian population in Nigeria, but also the people of Nigeria who have been under the ISIS-Boko Haram, and most importantly in the Middle Belt region, where we have Fulani Islamic militants who have been driving Christians out of their ancestral homes.
“This is just a first step. There are many more to come. And it was in coordination and cooperation with the Nigerian government.”
