A United States lawmaker, Ted Cruz, has alleged that President Bola Tinubu is spending resources and attention on US lobbyists in the face of growing persecution of Christians in Nigeria.
Senator Cruz made this allegation in a statement, saying that instead of responding to American concerns, Nigerian officials waged a public relations campaign against critics.
Recall that following a campaign against Christian genocide in Nigeria, Senator Cruz proposed a “Nigeria Religious Freedom Accountability Act, 2025” that would target government officials facilitating the murder of Christians and implementation of “blasphemy laws” with sanctions.
Cruz said Nigerian officials have created an environment that facilitated mass violence against Christians and religious minorities by imposing blasphemy and Sharia laws and looking the other way at jihadist atrocities.
“The US government knows the Nigerian officials responsible for these policies; I have been pushing my bill to sanction them, and President Trump has even ordered military action,” he said.
He also accused the Nigerian government of being confident in their ability to continue the status quo, saying he was satisfied over President Donald Trump’s response to alleged Christian persecution in the country.
