A United States (US) congressional panel has recommended the blockage of beef export and other cattle-related products from Nigeria to countries like Ivory Coast, Ghana, among others as part of measures aimed at addressing the alleged persecution of Christians and worsening insecurity in the country.

Congressman Riley M. Moore, working with members of the House Committees on Appropriations and Foreign Affairs, presented a report at the White House detailing what he described as concrete steps to combat the persecution of Christians in Nigeria and counter extremist violence.

The report followed President Trump’s redesignation of Nigeria as a Country of Particular Concern (CPC) on October 31, 2025.

The report sighted by Tribune Online, in its findings, claimed that Nigeria, after decades of persecution, “is the deadliest place in the world to be a Christian. Christians are subject to ongoing violent attacks from well-armed Fulani militias and terrorist groups, resulting in the death and murder of tens of thousands of Christians, including pastors and priests, the destruction of thousands of churches and schools, as well as kidnappings. Blasphemy laws in Nigeria’s northern states are used to silence speech and dissent, target Christians and minorities, and justify so-called “convictions” without due process.”

In its recommendations to the US President, the panel called for the “review and use points of leverage to compel Fulani herdsmen to disarm, including by blocking export of beef and other cattle-related products to countries like Ivory Coast, Ghana, South Africa, and Senegal.”

Among the recommendations are the establishment of a bilateral U.S.–Nigeria security agreement to protect vulnerable Christian communities and dismantle jihadist networks; withholding certain U.S. funds pending action by the Nigerian government to halt violence against Christians; imposing sanctions and visa restrictions on individuals and groups responsible for or complicit in religious persecution; providing technical support to address violence from armed Fulani militias; demanding the repeal of Sharia and Blasphemy laws; and working with international partners including France, Hungary and the United Kingdom. (Nigerian Tribune)

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