Tinubu govt faces two US panels over alleged persecution of Christians in Nigeria

A US House subcommittee will hold a hearing on Thursday on Nigeria’s efforts to protect Christians, a year after Trump redesignated Nigeria a Country of Particular Concern.

The US House of Representatives will on Thursday, November 12, hold a hearing on Nigeria’s efforts to protect Christians, almost a year after President Donald Trump redesignated the country a Country of Particular Concern.

The Daily Post, chairman of the House Foreign Affairs Subcommittee on Africa, announced the hearing on Monday. Smith will lead the session, titled ‘One Year Later: Assessing Nigeria’s Efforts to Protect Christians and Secure the Middle Belt’.

Lawmakers will review Nigeria’s actions against religious attacks, including Boko Haram’s, and steps Washington can take to push Nigerian authorities to prevent violence.

Assistant Secretaries of State Frank Garcia and Riley Barnes will form the first panel, while Nina Shea, Ryan Brown and Oge Onubogu make up the second.

Trump, who first listed Nigeria in 2020, had threatened to cut US aid and warned: “I am hereby instructing our Department of War to prepare for possible action.”

Both countries have since formed a military partnership against terrorists.