{"id":2519991,"date":"2025-12-11T08:27:59","date_gmt":"2025-12-11T13:27:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/house-republicans-host-briefing-about-nigeria-persecution\/"},"modified":"2025-12-11T08:29:44","modified_gmt":"2025-12-11T13:29:44","slug":"house-republicans-host-briefing-about-nigeria-persecution","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/house-republicans-host-briefing-about-nigeria-persecution\/","title":{"rendered":"House Republicans Host Briefing About Nigeria Persecution"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">14<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fhouse-republicans-host-briefing-about-nigeria-persecution%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2519991&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>Members of the U.S. House Appropriations Committee and House Foreign Affairs Committee held a joint briefing to discuss the ongoing persecution of Christians in Nigeria. This briefing was prompted by a request from then-President Donald Trump for an investigation into these <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/anti-religious-attacks-on-jews-could-come-to-your-house-of-worship-next\/\" title=\"Anti-Religious ... On Jews Could Come To Your House Of Worship Next\">religious attacks<\/a>. Experts presented on ways the U.S. government could help alleviate the suffering of Christian communities targeted by Islamic militants. Recent incidents highlighted included the abduction of over 300 children and teachers from a Catholic school and attacks on churches resulting in kidnappings and killings.<\/p>\n<p>vicky Hartzler from the U.S. Commission on International Religious Freedom praised the designation of Nigeria as a &#8220;Country of Particular concern&#8221; for religious persecution and urged improved accountability from the Nigerian government, as well as the implementation of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/biden-already-struggling-on-international-stage-as-expert-warns-he-may-be-making-middle-east-war-worse\/\" title=\"Biden Already Struggling On International Stage As Expert Warns He May Be Making Middle East War Worse\">early warning<\/a> systems to prevent violence.Sean Nelson of Alliance Defending Freedom International shared firsthand accounts of Christians being imprisoned, tortured, and forcibly converted. Ebony Obadare from the Council on Foreign Relations emphasized that eliminating Boko Haram is crucial to resolving Nigeria&#8217;s conflict and religious violence. The briefing sets the stage for a forthcoming report intended to guide U.S. responses to religious persecution in Nigeria.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<p><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><\/p>\n<section> \t\t\t\t<script>console.log(\"ad slot (AC1)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC1)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC2)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC3)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC4)\")<\/script><\/p>\n<p>Members of the House Appropriations Committee and the House Foreign Affairs Committee held a joint briefing this week about the persecution of Christians in Nigeria.<\/p>\n<p>In a <a href=\"https:\/\/appropriations.house.gov\/news\/press-releases\/appropriators-lawmakers-investigate-religious-persecution-nigerians-joint\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">news release<\/a> about the briefing, the lawmakers noted that President Donald Trump had asked the House Appropriations Committee on Oct. 31 to investigate the persecution and  their findings.<\/p>\n<p>Lawmakers heard from experts who outlined ways in which the federal government could ease the plight of Christian villagers facing attacks from Islamic militants.<\/p>\n<p>Vicky Hartzler of the U.S. Commission on International Religious Freedom noted that a new wave of attacks hit Nigeria only days before the briefing.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;Just a few days ago, on November 22&#8319;&#7496;, 303 children and 12 teachers were abducted in an attack on St. Mary&rsquo;s School, a Catholic institution in Niger State,&rdquo; she said.<\/p>\n<p> <script type=\"text\/javascript\"> \t\t\tif ( getCookie( \"ff_subbed\" ) ) { \t\t\t\tdocument.getElementById(\"stnvideo\").remove() \t\t\t} else { \t\t\t\tdocument.addEventListener(\"DOMContentLoaded\", function() { \t\t\t\t\tfunction loadScript(src) { \t\t\t\t\t\tconst script=document.createElement(\"script\"); \t\t\t\t\t\tscript.src=src; \t\t\t\t\t\tscript.async=true; \t\t\t\t\t\tdocument.body.appendChild(script); \t\t\t\t\t} \t\t\t\t\tfunction findPreviousParagraph(selector, x) { \t\t\t\t\t\tconst targetElement=document.querySelector(selector); \t\t\t\t\t\tif (!targetElement) { \t\t\t\t\t\t\tconsole.warn(\"Target element not found.\"); \t\t\t\t\t\t\treturn null; \t\t\t\t\t\t}  \t\t\t\t\t\t\/\/ Get all <\/p>\n<p> elements in order as they appear in the document \t\t\t\t\t\tlet paragraphs=Array.from(document.querySelectorAll(\"p\"));  \t\t\t\t\t\t\/\/ Find the index of the last <\/p>\n<p> before the target element \t\t\t\t\t\tlet targetIndex=paragraphs.findIndex(p=> p.compareDocumentPosition(targetElement) & Node.DOCUMENT_POSITION_PRECEDING); 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\t\t\t\t\tobserveElement(paragraphToObserve); \t\t\t\t}); \t\t\t} \t\t<\/script> <\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;A few days earlier in Kwara State, gunmen besieged a church and kidnapped several innocent people, including a pastor, and killed two others.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>She commended Trump for designating Nigeria a &ldquo;Country of Particular Concern&rdquo; with respect to religious persecution.<\/p>\n<p>Hartzler recommended that &ldquo;the U.S. government should also work directly with the government of Nigeria to vastly improve its accountability and transparency.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">&ldquo;No one should live in fear because of how they worship.&rdquo; &ndash; <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/MarioDB?\">@MarioDB<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Appropriators&mdash;including <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Robert_Aderholt?\">@Robert_Aderholt<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/RepRileyMoore?\">@RepRileyMoore<\/a>&mdash;and <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/HouseForeignGOP?\">@HouseForeignGOP<\/a> led a joint briefing on the persecution of Christians in Nigeria, as they prepare a report for <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/POTUS?\">@POTUS<\/a>.<a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/TRlypsrgLE\">https:\/\/t.co\/TRlypsrgLE<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; House Appropriations (@HouseAppropsGOP) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/HouseAppropsGOP\/status\/1995961073628016721?\">December 2, 2025<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>The United States could also &ldquo;could also be invested in using early warning systems to reduce community violence, and the U.S. government should insist Nigerian government officials respond when there is an early warning.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;Too many times, <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\" >local villagers learn<\/a> of an impending attack and reach out for protection, only to have their cries for help ignored to their ultimate demise,&rdquo; Hartzler said.<\/p>\n<p>Sean Nelson, senior counsel at Alliance Defending Freedom International, meanwhile told the lawmakers that he has spoken to persecuted Nigerian Christians firsthand.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;Our cases have involved Christians unjustly imprisoned by Sharia courts, false allegations of crimes merely for evangelism or protecting Christian converts or operating charities, Christians kidnapped and tortured, girls taken from their parents and forced into marriages and forcefully converted to Islam, and both Christians and minority Muslims charged with blasphemy accusations,&rdquo; he said.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;I have visited with villages directly attacked by Fulani militants and witnessed the aftermath of pastors beheaded, mass graves, widows and orphans, churches and homes torched, destroyed farmlands, and the pains of mass displacement and the constant sense that Christians are defenseless against these religiously-motivated attacks, and that the government has regularly failed to protect them.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>Ebenezer Obadare, a senior fellow at the Council on Foreign Relations, said that Islamic terror, especially from Boko Haram, is driving the persecution.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;Boko Haram&rsquo;s barbarous and implacable campaign to overthrow the Nigerian state and establish an Islamic caliphate in its stead is the source of Nigeria&rsquo;s present discontents,&rdquo; he remarked.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;Every proposal to solve the Nigerian crisis that does not take seriously the need to radically degrade and ultimately eliminate Boko Haram as a fighting force is a non-starter.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<div style=\"position: relative;\">\n<div class=\"ff-fancy-header-container\"> \t\t\t \t<\/div>\n<div class=\"entry-submit-correction inner-content\">\n<div class=\"correction-form\">\n<form style=\"display: none;\">\n<div class=\"sc-name-field\"> \t\t\t\t\t\t<label>* Name<\/label> \t\t\t\t\t\t<br \/> \t\t\t\t\t\t<input type=\"text\" name=\"name\" required> \t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<div class=\"sc--field\"> \t\t\t\t\t\t<label>* <\/label> \t\t\t\t\t\t<br \/> \t\t\t\t\t\t<input type=\"text\" name=\"\" required> \t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<p> \t\t\t\t\t<label>* Message<\/label> \t\t\t\t\t<br \/> \t\t\t\t\t<textarea name=\"message\" required><\/textarea> \t\t\t\t\t \t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<div class=\"required-message\" style=\"display: none; 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