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The United States has strongly condemned the ongoing attacks against Christians in Nigeria, describing the violence as “tragic and unacceptable.”
Speaking during a Security Council session on West Africa, U.S. Ambassador Waltz highlighted killings carried out by ethnic militias in the Middle Belt and terrorist groups such as Boko Haram and ISIS West Africa in the northern region.
Churches have been burned, villages razed, clergy murdered, and thousands of Christians killed solely for practicing their faith.
Ambassador Waltz drew attention to a recent incident in Kebbi State, where 25 schoolgirls were kidnapped from Maga Comprehensive Girls Secondary School, and a school official was killed while trying to protect them.
In a Security Council session on West Africa, Ambassador Waltz drove home that violence against Christians in Nigeria is unacceptable, and the U.S. under President Trump’s leadership is demanding the Nigerian government do more to protect its people from these atrocities.
“Just yesterday, this happened. It’s undeniable and unacceptable,” she said, emphasizing the human cost of insecurity and religious persecution in the country.
The U.S. statement stressed that under President Trump’s leadership, America will not remain passive while such atrocities occur.
Ambassador Waltz urged the Nigerian government to take immediate steps to improve security, respond promptly to early warnings, and hold perpetrators accountable.
He called for an end to impunity and stronger measures to address the underlying drivers of violence targeting Christian communities.
The condemnation reflects growing international concern over religiously motivated violence in Nigeria.
U.S. officials reiterated their demand for urgent government action to protect citizens and prevent further loss of life, signaling increasing diplomatic pressure on Abuja to address the humanitarian and security crises affecting vulnerable populations.
