U.S. Congressman Riley M. Moore has condemned a recent attack in Plateau State, where terrorists struck Christians during a mass burial for prior victims killed days earlier, describing it as part of an ongoing genocide in the Middle Belt.

Reacting to the latest attack in Plateau State via a post on his official X account, Moore contrasted Nigeria’s quick military response to quell a coup in the Republic of Benin with the government’s inaction at home despite early warnings, accusing authorities of failing to protect Christian citizens from radical Islamic terrorists.

“When I visited Nigeria, the government responded swiftly to quell a coup in Benin. Nigeria’s willingness to step in to stop a violent attack in another country, while they stand by as their own Christian citizens are brutalized makes these absolutely horrific scenes unfolding in Plateau State all the more unconscionable,” he said.

“Christians — who were gathered for a mass burial for those killed in a previous attack — were viciously murdered by radical Islamic terrorists.

“The Nigerian Government could root out the terrorism and stop the martyrdom of its own citizens. But, despite receiving early warnings of impending attacks, they are nowhere to be found as Christians are murdered for their faith, like lambs led to slaughter.”

The US Congress man said enough is enough while urging the President Donald Trump administration to take forceful action under its new counterterrorism strategy to defend persecuted Christians, following his prior visits, meetings with state officials, and reports on the issue.

“I am grateful the Trump Administration specifically identified protecting Christians in Nigeria in the administration’s new Counterterrorism Strategy,” Moore said.

“Now, I am asking the Trump Administration to take forceful action to defend our innocent brothers and sisters in Christ in the Middle Belt of Nigeria, the epicenter of an ongoing Christian genocide.”