In a post shared on X on Monday, March 30, 2026, lawmaker Riley Moore condemned reported killings of Christians in the city of Jos, describing the incident as part of a recurring pattern of violence targeting religious groups during holy periods.
United States congressman has warned of potential strain in diplomatic relations between Nigeria and the United States if authorities in Abuja fail to respond decisively to recent deadly attacks in Plateau State.
In a post shared on X on Monday, March 30, 2026, lawmaker Riley Moore condemned reported killings of Christians in the city of Jos, describing the incident as part of a recurring pattern of violence targeting religious groups during holy periods.
“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,” Moore said.
He added, “This is sickening and unacceptable, but it’s not surprising.”
Moore linked the latest incident to what he described as a broader trend of attacks coinciding with key dates in the Christian calendar, alleging that “terrorists have attacked Christians in Nigeria on every single holy day in recent memory.”
The lawmaker referenced a previous intervention he attributed to U.S. President Donald Trump, stating that “last Christmas — when President Trump sent 12 tomahawk cruise missiles to stop them.”
Calling for urgent preventive measures ahead of upcoming religious observances, Moore said Nigerian authorities are aware of the risks and must act swiftly.
“Abuja knows this pattern and they must massively ramp up security for the Tridduum and Easter,” he said.
He warned that failure by the Bola Tinubu administration to act could have serious implications beyond Nigeria’s borders, particularly in its bilateral ties with Washington.
“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,” Moore stated.
The comments underscore growing concern among some U.S. officials over security conditions in parts of Nigeria, especially in regions that have experienced recurring communal and insurgent violence. While Nigerian authorities have repeatedly pledged to address insecurity, such remarks point to the potential diplomatic fallout if the situation persists or worsens.
Earlier, an American Christian missionary in Nigeria, Alex Barbir, alleged in a video that at least 10 people were killed by terrorists in Jos on Sunday, which coincided with Palm Sunday.
He called on the Tinubu administration to take action, stating that it can no longer deny what he described as “genocide against Christians.”
Previously, SaharaReporters reported that the United States deployed multiple MQ-9 Reaper drones and about 200 military personnel to Nigeria to provide intelligence and training support to Nigerian forces battling insurgency in the country’s northern region.
The report cited both US and Nigerian officials as confirming that the deployment was strictly limited to surveillance and advisory roles, with no American troops involved in frontline combat
“The U.S. military has multiple MQ-9 drones operating in Nigeria alongside 200 troops to provide training and intelligence support to the military,” the officials told Reuters.
According to the report, the deployment was made at the request of Nigerian authorities to enhance efforts to identify, monitor, and respond to terrorist threats.
A U.S. defence official, quoted by Reuters, described the move as a collaborative security effort.
“We see this as a shared security threat,” the official said, stressing that the mission is confined to intelligence gathering and advisory support.
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