Riley Moore, the U.S. congressman for West Virginia’s 2nd District, stirred up headlines on Wednesday evening, July 8, 2026. Posting from his verified X account, Moore — who visited Nigeria in late 2025 — accused Fulani militants of being the main killers of Christians there and urged action.
He wrote:
“As I have been saying since I started investigating the genocide against Christians in Nigeria, Fulani militants are by far the largest perpetrators of violence against Christians in Nigeria.”
Moore added:
“The Donald Trump administration has made historic progress against Boko Haram and ISWAP, but we must also stop the killing in the Middle Belt at the hands of the Fulani if we want to ensure our brothers and sisters in Christ are safe to live and worship without being murdered.”
The post comes as the Trump administration has stepped up strikes on Islamic State (ISIS) targets in Nigeria since late 2025, targeting outlaws in the northwest. U.S. and Nigerian officials say they have cooperated on several operations.
Back home in Nigeria, fiery clergyman Reverend Ezekiel Dachomo — regional chairman of the Church of Christ in Nations in Barkin Ladi, Plateau state — has been a loud voice for “persecuted Christians,” saying he’s led more than 70 mass burials for victims in the north‑central region.
Nigeria, Africa’s most populous nation with about 240 million people, is split among Christians, Muslims and others. In October 2025, Trump warned Christianity faces an “existential threat” there — a view the Nigerian government, experts and scholars have called misleading, noting people of all faiths have suffered. Resource disputes between mostly Christian farmers and mostly Muslim herders also fuel clashes.
