United States Congressman Rep Riley Moore has urged his country not to remove Nigeria from the Country of Particular Concern (CPC) list.

Nigeria was placed on the list for a second time by President Donald Trump following the rise in killings against Christians by Jihadists, especially in Northern Nigeria.

Since then, Nigeria has opened talks with U.S officials to address terrorism and banditry, which have displaced thousands from their ancestral homes.

MyNigeria reported that Under Secretary Hooker and the Nigerian delegation recently reviewed progress on internally displaced persons’ (IDP) resettlement to their ancestral homes, counterterrorism prosecutions, and combatting the financing of terrorism. The JWG identified continuing challenges, including reports of civilian fatalities and gaps in humanitarian expenditure transparency. Discussions on military-to-military cooperation continue today at the Pentagon.

The United States noted Nigeria’s reported efforts to date, including the prosecution of hundreds of Boko Haram and Islamic State-West Africa (ISIS-WA) suspects, expansion of judicial capacity, and recruitment and training of 50,000 additional police officers. Both sides acknowledged that more work lies ahead, particularly with supporting IDPs. The two sides also discussed continued cooperation on countering terrorism financing, biometric information sharing to support accountability measures, and law enforcement capacity building through the Department’s Bureau of International Narcotics and Law Enforcement Affairs (INL) and Bureau of Counterterrorism (CT).

Reacting, Rep Moore urged his country not to reconsider Nigeria's CPC placement.

He shared on X, "DO NOT remove the CPC designation for Nigeria. They have not done near enough to protect Christians! They continue to get slaughtered!!"

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