ICC Note: Following in President Trump’s example, United States Congressman and senior member of the House Foreign Affairs Committee, Chris Smith has called out President Buhari for his lack of care regarding Fulani Militant activity in Nigeria. He told the President that the US is watching the situation in Nigeria with close interest.

06/04/2018 Nigeria (Pulse Nigeria) – A United States Congressman and senior member of the House Foreign Affairs Committee, Chris Smith has urged President Buhari to speak up against the herdsmen killings in various states across Nigeria.

Smith also expressed displeasure over the nonchalant attitude of the Nigerian government on the issue.

The Congressman said that the killings will get worse as the 2019 elections draw near, if nothing is done to curb it.

Smith said this when he received the Annual Report of the State Department’s annual International Religious Freedom Report, according to Tribune.

Calls for US action in Nigeria

The congressman also called on the United States government to take a more direct action in Nigeria, saying that religious freedom is under siege across the world.

He said “Religious freedom is under siege globally, challenging US interests. It is no coincidence that the worst violators of religious freedom globally are also the biggest threats to our nation—those who wish to do Americans the most harm, and those who most want to tear down the pillars of democratic societies.

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