After visit to Nigeria, U.S. lawmakers to report on alleged Christian persecution

A delegation from the U.S. House Appropriations Committee conducted a fact-finding visit to Nigeria over the weekend, focusing on allegations of Christian persecution and genocide.

The mission aims to inform a report and policy recommendations for President Donald Trump.

In a statement, the Committee shared a post by Congressman Riley Moore, a member of the delegation, who lamented that over 600,000 people in Benue State have been displaced by what he described as “genocidal Fulani terrorists.”

The Committee emphasized that “America will not look away” and that religious freedom is central to its policy.

Moore stated that the visit’s focus was on strategies to combat terrorism and halt the killing of Christians. He reported meeting with victims in Benue State.

The Nigerian government under President Bola Tinubu has consistently denied allegations of Christian persecution and genocide in the country.

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Dele Fashomi

Dele Fashomi, seasoned journalist and communication teacher, is a holder of Master of Arts degree in Communication and Language Arts from the University of Ibadan in 1992/93.

Earlier, he had bagged a Bachelor degree from the same university in 1984, after which he proceeded to the Nigerian Institute of Journalism, Lagos, in 1990, for a postgraduate diploma in Journalism.

He had done many courses in communication, including the EU-BBC Editing Course in 2002.

Mr. Fashomi combines effectively the practice, research and teaching of communication. And to date, he has published two academic works in communication: Issues in Communication Technology and Policy (2010) and Economic and Social Issues in Advertising and PR (2013).

He had his first break in the Nigerian media in Concord Newspapers in 1990 and today, he has over two and half decades experience earned in several newspapers.

He has been part of many start-ups, such as The Republic (1987), The Comet (1999), The Anchor 2001 – 2002; Sun Newspapers (2003); Westerner newsmagazine (2005 – 2010) as Editor; National Life (2011) as Sunday Editor, and Newswatch Newspapers (2012- 2016) as Daily Editor.

Dele Fashomi is now the Publisher/Editor-in-Chief of Newstide247.com newspaper online, which he started in July 2015. He is also into biography writing, with many books in his trail, some of which he wrote alone and one he co- authored with his mentor, Mr Dare Babarinsa, entitled: Olabiyi Durojaiye – DARE TO BE DiFFERENT. He also guided and collaborated with Pa Olatunji Odusanya in writing his autobiography – AGAINST ALL ODDS. There are many other books in the works under his pen.

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