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United States lawmaker, representing West Virginia’s Second District, Rep Riley Moore has said the planned visa restriction for Nigerians supporting or aiding terrorism in the country is a good first step.
The Eastern Updates recalls that the US Secretary of State, Marco Rubio, on Wednesday announced that President Trump’s government will restrict US visas for those who knowingly direct, authorize, fund, support, or carry out violations of religious freedom”.
Reacting, Rep Moore, in a post on his official X page, welcomed the new visa policy, targeted against perpetrators of violence against Christians in Nigeria.
The lawmaker declared that through the visa policy, accountability is coming to the Islamic extremists and their sympathizers.
According to the post, “This is a good first step.
“Accountability is coming to those who perpetrate or turn a blind eye to the persecution of our brothers and sisters in Christ”.
U.S. lawmakers have sharply contradicted the Nigerian government’s position on the ongoing massacres in the country, describing the violence as “escalating,” “targeted,” and overwhelmingly directed at Christians during a rare joint congressional briefing on Wednesday.
The closed-door session—convened by House Appropriations Vice Chair Mario Díaz-Balart as part of a Trump-ordered investigation—examined recent killings and what Congress calls Abuja’s “deeply inadequate” response. President Trump has asked lawmakers, led by Reps. Riley Moore and Tom Cole, to compile a report on persecution of Nigerian Christians and has even floated the possibility of U.S. military action against Islamist groups responsible for the attacks.
