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Posted By OgaDeyVex On November 5th, 2025

A United States lawmaker, Riley Moore, has accused former Kano State Governor, Rabiu Musa Kwankwaso, of being complicit in the killing of Christians in Nigeria.

Moore made the allegation following Kwankwaso’s reaction to reports of a planned U.S. military intervention in Nigeria.

Taking to social media, Moore questioned the former governor’s record, writing: “Governor, do you care to comment on your own complicity in the death of Christians? You instituted Sharia law. You signed the law that makes so-called blasphemy punishable by death.”

Kwankwaso, who served as Kano State governor when Sharia law was implemented in November 2000, had earlier responded to U.S. President Donald Trump’s recent remarks on Nigeria’s security situation.

In his statement, Kwankwaso cautioned the U.S. against taking unilateral action, describing Nigeria as a sovereign nation struggling with security threats that cut across religious and ethnic lines.

“The insecurity we face does not distinguish based on religious, ethnic, or political beliefs,” he said, urging the U.S. to support Nigeria through advanced technology and diplomacy rather than threats of military action.

Kwankwaso also called for Nigeria to appoint special envoys and ambassadors to engage Washington constructively, insisting on unity over division among Nigerians.

Meanwhile, Moore has pledged to pursue investigations into what he described as “genocide against Christians” in Nigeria.

Speaking to Fox News, he said President Trump would soon receive policy recommendations on possible U.S. responses to the alleged killings.

“We are going to get right to work and give President Trump a full menu of options to stop these killings,” he said.

Trump had earlier hinted at potential U.S. military action, citing escalating attacks on Christians in Nigeria.

He announced via his Truth Social account that Nigeria had been redesignated as a “Country of Particular Concern,” accusing “radical Islamists” of targeting Christians.

“Thousands of Christians are being killed. Radical Islamists are responsible for this mass slaughter,” Trump wrote, warning that the U.S. could “go in guns blazing” if Nigeria failed to act.

The Nigerian government, however, dismissed the allegations of genocide, insisting that the nation remains committed to protecting the rights of all citizens regardless of faith.

President Bola Tinubu reaffirmed Nigeria’s constitutional guarantee of religious freedom and stressed that his administration continues to engage religious leaders to foster national unity.

“The portrayal of Nigeria as religiously intolerant does not reflect our national reality,” Tinubu said, adding that his government remains dedicated to ensuring peace and coexistence across all regions and faiths.

Source: https://dailypost.ng/2025/11/04/us-lawmaker-accuses-kwankwaso-of-involvement-in-killings-of-christians-in-nigeria/