US reps schedule fresh hearing on ‘Christian persecution’ in Nigeria

By Ayobami Okerinde
The United States House of Representatives is set to hold a congressional hearing on Nigeria’s efforts to protect Christians and tackle insecurity in the Middle Belt, with Republican lawmaker Chris Smith leading the session on Thursday, November 12.
According to a statement issued by Smith’s office on Monday, the session is titled ‘One Year Later: Assessing Nigeria’s Efforts to Protect Christians and Secure the Middle Belt’, with hearing scheduled for 11am at the Rayburn House Office Building in Washington, DC.
It partly reads, “Congressional hearing that assesses the current state of religious violence perpetrated by radical Islamists, such as Boko Haram and Ful...