The lawmaker representing West Virginia’s 2nd District in the United States Congress, Rep Riley Moore, said last week was bloody for Christians in Nigeria.

This was after Islamic jihadists killed three parishioners and kidnapped Fr. Nathaniel Asuwaye, alongside 10 others, from Holy Trinity Parish in Kafanchan Catholic Diocese.

In a post on X, Moore called for prayers for their release, while urging the Nigerian government to put an end to the genocide of Christians.

He wrote, “Please join me in praying for the safe return of Fr. Nathaniel Asuwaye of Holy Trinity Parish in Kaduna, who was kidnapped alongside 10 others.

“Three of his parishioners were brutally murdered by radical Islamic jihadists during the attack.

“The last week has been some of the most horrifically bloody days in recent history for Christians across Nigeria.

“The genocide of Christians must end, and it falls squarely on the Nigerian government’s shoulders to defend its citizens – all of its citizens – and end this violent persecution. Please keep praying for our brothers and sisters in Christ.”

Moore recently travelled to Nigeria, where he engaged in multiple high-level meetings with Nigerian officials, the Church, aid groups, and IDPs, to get a better understanding of the rampant persecution of Christians in the country.

He revealed that Fulani and Islamic radicals were attacking Christians who sought refuge in Internally Displaced Camps in Benue State.

“Fulani, these Islamic radicals, are attacking the IDP camps. They are attacking them in these IDP camps,” he told Fox News.

The Congressman was part of a delegation sent by U.S President Donald Trump on a fact-finding mission concerning Christian persecution in Nigeria. He and members of the delegation visited Benue State, where they interacted with survivors of terrorist attacks, who shared their stories.

According to Moore, the stories he heard from the victims left him shocked.

“It was really shocking. The stories that we heard, the imagery, it was… I’ve never witnessed anything like that in my life. I met one woman who lost her entire family; five of her children were murdered right in front of her. She was pregnant at the time, and she was able to escape. She had that child in an Internally Displaced Persons camp. You could just see her soul had literally left her body. There are countless stories like this.

“Another woman’s family was attacked; she lost her husband and two daughters. They murdered her unborn child. These Islamic terrorists murdered her unborn child and took it right out of her. It’s beyond words,” Moore said. (The Guardian)