US Lawmaker Moore Accuses Kwankwaso of Enforcing Sharia Law that Endangered Nigerian Christians

By: Chioma Madonna Ndukwu

US Lawmaker Moore Accuses Kwankwaso of Enforcing Sharia Law that Endangered Nigerian Christians

A member of the United States Congress, Representative Riley M. Moore, has criticised former Kano State governor, Rabiu Musa Kwankwaso, over his comments on the alleged killing of Christians in Nigeria.

Kwankwaso, who was the 2023 presidential candidate of the New Nigeria Peoples Party (NNPP), had denied that Christians were being targeted in what has been described as a genocide.

His statement came in response to U.S. President Donald Trump’s recent classification of Nigeria as a “Country of Particular Concern” and his warning of possible military action against the West African nation.

In a post shared on his official X handle, Rep. Moore faulted Kwankwaso’s position and accused him of complicity in policies that, according to him, contributed to the persecution of Christians in northern Nigeria.

“Governor – do you care to comment on your own complicity in the death of Christians?” Moore wrote. “You instituted Sharia law. You signed the law that makes so-called blasphemy punishable by death.”

Moore alleged that the implementation of Sharia law during Kwankwaso’s administration created conditions that endangered religious freedom in parts of the country.

Kwankwaso, however, has maintained that Nigeria’s security challenges are not driven by religion or ethnicity, insisting that violence in the country affects people across faiths and communities.

The exchange between the U.S. lawmaker and the former governor comes amid rising international attention on Nigeria following Trump’s remarks about alleged atrocities against Christians and his call for decisive American action.

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