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Nigerians constitute 90% of Christians killed worldwide annually; U.S. Congress clears Trump to impose crippling sanctions on Tinubu govt
Mr Smith blamed the previous Joe Biden administration for removing Nigeria’s Country of Particular Concern (CPC) designation.

The United States House Foreign Affairs Subcommittee on Africa Chairman, Chris Smith, has cleared the U.S. President Donald Trump to impose harsh sanctions on Nigeria over the killing of Christians in the West African country.

The House Subcommittee reached the resolution following a Wednesday hearing regarding the prosecution of Christians in the West African nation, noting that the wanton violence against Christians in Nigeria had significantly worsened in recent years.

“One of our distinguished witnesses today—Bishop Wilfred Anagbe of the diocese of Makurdi, Nigeria— travelled a long distance to be with us today and will testify, and this is from his testimony. Militant Fulani herdsmen are terrorists,” Mr Smith said during the hearing on Wednesday.

He said, “They steal and vandalise, they kill and boast about it, they kidnap and rape, and they enjoy total impunity from the elected officials. None of them have been arrested and brought to justice.”

The subcommittee noted that Nigerians constituted 90 per cent of Christians killed worldwide annually, citing a 2024 report by the Observatory for Religious Freedom in Africa showing out of the 55,910 people killed between October 2019 and September 2023, 21,000 of them were abducted in the context of terror groups.

“Make no mistake, all of these attacks are based on religion, like I said, and diverting attention from it denies what we have seen with our own eyes. This “religious cleansing” needs to stop, and the perpetrators be brought to justice,” the report noted.

The subcommittee blamed the Nigerian government for not doing enough to protect protest Christians from persecution even though freedom of religion is enshrined in the country’s constitution while decrying instances where Nigerian court system has been weaponised to punish Christian population.

“Yet, the Government of Nigeria has failed to make progress against religiously motivated persecution of Christians despite religious freedom being enshrined as an essential human right in its Constitution,” the subcommittee noted in their report.

It added, “Likewise, Nigerian legal framework supports pluralism at both federal and state levels but glaring contradictions exist, especially with laws that criminalise blasphemy—some even carrying the death penalty.”

Mr Smith blamed the previous Joe Biden administration for removing Nigeria’s Country of Particular Concern (CPC) designation, which was placed on the country under first Donald Trump term at the White House despite U.S. Commission on International Religious Freedom’s recommendations for four consecutive years between 2021 and 2024 to redesignate the country.

He recommended that Mr Trump should do more to help Christians in Nigeria, including placing the country on CPC designate on Nigeria and urged him to reach out to his Nigerian counterpart Bola Tinubu on the matter.

Mr Smith also asked the Trump administration and the U.S. Senate to be ready to work together to impose sanctions if the killing of Christians doesn’t stop.

“While I strongly believe that President Trump will again designate Nigeria a CPC—and do much more to assist the persecuted church including outreach to Nigerian President Tinubu —last night I reintroduced the resolution. I hope that we will have a robust discussion and that it will get marked up,” Mr Smith said.

He added, “Let me also say that, and I’ll put the rest of my statement into the record, this hearing we’re hoping will be a catalyst for action by our own government and also by Congress and of course , above all, the Executive Branch. The new president has a lot to do and I think he’ll do this and then, if necessary, impose sanctions. Where that has happened, there has been change. Where it doesn’t happen, the status quo, the killing fields continue.”

https://gazettengr.com/nigerians-constitute-90-of-christians-killed-worldwide-annually-u-s-congress-clears-trump-to-impose-crippling-sanctions-on-tinubu-govt/

Yakubu Gowon, see your life in the open.

Does this include 47,000 gun deaths in America last year?

Commentor:
Does this include 47,000 gun deaths in America last year?

That's a small number compared to the thousands killed weekly and hidden from the press by the evil government.

PresidObi:
That's a small number compared to the thousands killed weekly and hidden from the press by the evil government.

Since you know the number, why not publish them.

Commentor:
Since you know the number, why not publish them.

So that your propaganda machine will dispute it like they did the Ondo herdsmen killing of 5 entire villages?

PresidObi:
So that your propaganda machine will dispute it like they did the Ondo herdsmen killing of 5 entire villages?

If it's not published it's unknown.

That's your problem.

USA should fix it's gun and drug problems.

They lose too many people to such nonsense.

Commentor:
If it's not published it's unknown.

That's your problem.

USA should fix it's gun and drug problems.

They lose too many people to such nonsense.

Ondo people protesting the slaughter of their brothers knows the number, US also knows, hence this news.

PresidObi:
Ondo people protesting the slaughter of their brothers knows the number, US also knows, hence this news.

We also know 47,000 Christians were killed by guns in USA last year.

100,000 more killed from drugs overdose last year.


They should fix their problems.

The days of asserting their lies on others are gone.

Commentor:
We also know 47,000 Christians were killed by guns in USA last year.

100,000 more killed from drugs overdose last year.


They should fix their problems.

The days of asserting their lies on others are gone.

Are you trying to sweep the killing of your brothers under the carpet because people are also lied in the US?

Are you this heartless?

PresidObi:
Are you trying to sweep the killing of your brothers under the carpet because people are also lied in the US?

Are you this heartless?

All of Africa with a population of 1.3 billion people and over 4 years we suffered 50,000 deaths.

USA with 300 million people suffered 150,000 deaths.

Who should be cautioning the other ?


Are you trying to sweep the killings in US under the carpet?

Are you this heartless?

Commentor:
All of Africa with a population of 1.3 billion people and over 4 years we suffered 50,000 deaths.

USA with 300 million people suffered 150,000 deaths.

Who should be cautioning the other ?


Are you trying to sweep the killings in US under the carpet?

Are you this heartless?

See this heartless one o
Keep advising the US while you die in thousands.

PresidObi:
See this heartless one o
Keep advising the US while you die in thousands.

See this heartless hypocrite.

Seems you are jealous of those in America, that's why you don't want them to desist from killing themselves.

Commentor:
Seee this heartless hypocrite.

Seems you are jealous of those in America, that's why you don't want them to desist from killing themselves.

Ok, go on a killing spree, finish your people you hear.

Killer.

PresidObi:
Ok, go on a killing spree, finish your people you hear.

Killer.

Please advice Americans to stop killing themselves.

Commentor:
Please advise Americans to stop killing themselves.

By supporting you to keep killing yourself?

PresidObi:
By supporting you to keep killing yourself?

Is it wrong for us to advice USA on the killings going on ?

Seems you wish death on Americans.

Omooba77:
Nigerians constitute 90% of Christians killed worldwide annually; U.S. Congress clears Trump to impose crippling sanctions on Tinubu govt
Mr Smith blamed the previous Joe Biden administration for removing Nigeria’s Country of Particular Concern (CPC) designation.

The United States House Foreign Affairs Subcommittee on Africa Chairman, Chris Smith, has cleared the U.S. President Donald Trump to impose harsh sanctions on Nigeria over the killing of Christians in the West African country.

The House Subcommittee reached the resolution following a Wednesday hearing regarding the prosecution of Christians in the West African nation, noting that the wanton violence against Christians in Nigeria had significantly worsened in recent years.

“One of our distinguished witnesses today—Bishop Wilfred Anagbe of the diocese of Makurdi, Nigeria— travelled a long distance to be with us today and will testify, and this is from his testimony. Militant Fulani herdsmen are terrorists,” Mr Smith said during the hearing on Wednesday.

He said, “They steal and vandalise, they kill and boast about it, they kidnap and rape, and they enjoy total impunity from the elected officials. None of them have been arrested and brought to justice.”

The subcommittee noted that Nigerians constituted 90 per cent of Christians killed worldwide annually, citing a 2024 report by the Observatory for Religious Freedom in Africa showing out of the 55,910 people killed between October 2019 and September 2023, 21,000 of them were abducted in the context of terror groups.

“Make no mistake, all of these attacks are based on religion, like I said, and diverting attention from it denies what we have seen with our own eyes. This “religious cleansing” needs to stop, and the perpetrators be brought to justice,” the report noted.

The subcommittee blamed the Nigerian government for not doing enough to protect protest Christians from persecution even though freedom of religion is enshrined in the country’s constitution while decrying instances where Nigerian court system has been weaponised to punish Christian population.

“Yet, the Government of Nigeria has failed to make progress against religiously motivated persecution of Christians despite religious freedom being enshrined as an essential human right in its Constitution,” the subcommittee noted in their report.

It added, “Likewise, Nigerian legal framework supports pluralism at both federal and state levels but glaring contradictions exist, especially with laws that criminalise blasphemy—some even carrying the death penalty.”

Mr Smith blamed the previous Joe Biden administration for removing Nigeria’s Country of Particular Concern (CPC) designation, which was placed on the country under first Donald Trump term at the White House despite U.S. Commission on International Religious Freedom’s recommendations for four consecutive years between 2021 and 2024 to redesignate the country.

He recommended that Mr Trump should do more to help Christians in Nigeria, including placing the country on CPC designate on Nigeria and urged him to reach out to his Nigerian counterpart Bola Tinubu on the matter.

Mr Smith also asked the Trump administration and the U.S. Senate to be ready to work together to impose sanctions if the killing of Christians doesn’t stop.

“While I strongly believe that President Trump will again designate Nigeria a CPC—and do much more to assist the persecuted church including outreach to Nigerian President Tinubu —last night I reintroduced the resolution. I hope that we will have a robust discussion and that it will get marked up,” Mr Smith said.

He added, “Let me also say that, and I’ll put the rest of my statement into the record, this hearing we’re hoping will be a catalyst for action by our own government and also by Congress and of course , above all, the Executive Branch. The new president has a lot to do and I think he’ll do this and then, if necessary, impose sanctions. Where that has happened, there has been change. Where it doesn’t happen, the status quo, the killing fields continue.”

https://gazettengr.com/nigerians-constitute-90-of-christians-killed-worldwide-annually-u-s-congress-clears-trump-to-impose-crippling-sanctions-on-tinubu-govt/

The Americans killed by gun violence, plan crash etc annually, are they not Christians. Is Nigeria also responsible for that?

For a country that is no 1 in the world for gun violence and plane crashes to be focussed on Nigeria that is fighting insurgency is the height of hypocrisy.

Commentor:
Is it wrong for us to advice USA on the killings going on ?

Seems you wish death on Americans.

Yes, because you lack the wherewithal to stop killing in their country, while they can help stop the killing in your country.

They have a criminal justice system, how many of the killings got convictions, how many fulani are walking free after repeated killings in Nigeria?

Think.

loffyloffy:
The Americans killed by gun violence, plan crash etc annually, are they not Christians. Is Nigeria also responsible for that?

For a country that is no 1 in the world for gun violence and plane crashes to be focussed on Nigeria that is fighting insurgency is the height of hypocrisy.

Stop talking like a man whose brain was looted. America always catch and punish killers, Nigeria go to ed after each massacre.

@helinues Freestuffsng Yarimo Biodun556

What is APC's official comment on this?

PresidObi:
Yes, because you lack the wherewithal to stop killing in their country, while they can help stop the killing in your country.

They have a criminal justice system, how many of the killings got convictions, how many fulani are walking free after repeated killings in Nigeria?

Think.

I think they have an epidemic of killings.

Let's see how they handle it.

Let's advice them on the killings
100,000 from drugs in 1 year.
45,000 from guns in one year.

They should focus on their issues fiest of all.

loffyloffy:
The Americans killed by gun violence, plan crash etc annually, are they not Christians. Is Nigeria also responsible for that?

For a country that is no 1 in the world for gun violence and plane crashes to be focussed on Nigeria that is fighting insurgency is the height of hypocrisy.

I tire oh.

Can you imagine a people that lose 100k from sniffing and injecting?

Killing themselves with uzis day and night.

You can't take your child to school and be sure of their safety .

They should focus on themselves for now.

Nldfpmod, shouldn't this piece of good news be on the front page? Perhaps this action by the West will encourage our hesitant government to take action against the terrorists!

Commentor:
I think they have an epidemic of killings.

Let's see how they handle it.

Let's advice them on the killings
100,000 from drugs in 1 year.
45,000 from guns in one year.

[b]They should focus on their issues fiest of al[/b]l.

And allow you drown in yours?

hmm

PresidObi:
And allow you drown in yours?

Should we allow them drown in theirs?

PresidObi:
So that your propaganda machine will dispute it like they did the Ondo herdsmen killing of 5 entire villages?

hope u didn't forget to count what obi did at akwuzu too?

Commentor:
We also know 47,000 Christians were killed by guns in USA last year.

100,000 more killed from drugs overdose last year.


They should fix their problems.

The days of asserting their lies on others are gone.

You definitely enjoy the killings of christians in Nigeria.

In Nigeria arm militia groups kill people from village to village.
People are prosecuted for defending themselves. The perpetrators are allowed to freely continue as If they signed contract.

One day be one day, people will respond, the world is watching.
.....

Until Lambs become Lions, tyranny will prevail.

amazingspiderma:
You definitely enjoy the killings of christians in Nigeria.

In Nigeria arm militia groups kill people from village to village.
People are prosecuted for defending themselves. The perpetrators are allowed to freely continue as If they signed contract.

One day be one day, people will respond, the world is watching.
.....

Until Lambs become Lions, tyranny will prevail.

In America, militia go from school to school killing innocent kids.

45,000 deaths last year alone.

Then another 100, 000 deliberately given drugs .

Sad.

Until Lambs become Lions, tyranny will prevail.

Factcheck0001:
hope u didn't forget to count what obi did at akwuzu too?

Fake news. Obi is still being begged today while you're stewing in your hate.