U.S. Congressman Points to "Substantial Work" Ahead on Nigeria's Security Following Meeting with NSA
ABUJA, Nigeria — A United States Congressman has concluded high-level talks with Nigerian security officials, delivering a sobering assessment of the country's ongoing crisis and highlighting the issue as a priority for President Donald Trump. In a statement following meetings with National Security Adviser Nuhu Ribadu, U.S. Representative Riley Moore acknowledged progress but emphasized that "substantial work remains" to address persistent violence across Nigeria. The discussions, part of a U.S. Congressional delegation's fact-finding mission to Abuja, focused on the "widespread terrorism ravaging the North-East and the relentless killings occurring in the Middle Belt." Moore directly tied the urgency of the situation to President Trump's agenda, stating that stopping the violence, particularly the targeting of Christian communities, is a "top concern" and matter on which Trump is "obsessed." A Dual Focus: Ter...