U.S. Congressman accuses Kwankwaso of complicity in alleged Christian genocide
By Ishaya Ibrahim
A U.S. Congressman, Riley M. Moore, has accused former Kano State Governor, Rabiu Musa Kwankwaso, of complicity in the alleged genocide of Christians in Nigeria.
The Congressman made the allegation following Kwankwaso’s rejection of U.S. President Donald Trump’s claim of Christian genocide in Nigeria.
Kwankwaso had stated on his X handle: “I have noted with increasing concern the heightened pronouncements on Nigeria by President Donald Trump. This follows his designation of Nigeria as a country of particular concern. It is important to emphasise that our country is a sovereign nation whose people face different threats from outlaws across the country. The insecurity we face does not distinguish based on religious, ethnic, or political beliefs.”
The former Kano governor also added: “The United States should assist the Nigerian authorities with better cutting-edge technology to tackle these problems, rather than posing a threat that could further polarise our country.”
In reaction to Kwankwaso’s comment, Congressman Riley M. Moore, a staunch advocate of military action against Nigeria, replied to Kwankwaso with a claim that the former Governor’s endorsement of Sharia law in Kano contributed to the genocide of Christians.
Sharing a BBC report dated November 26, 2000, when Kwankwaso signed the law introducing Sharia in the state, the Congressman posted: “Governor – do you care to comment on your own complicity in the death of Christians? You instituted Sharia law. You signed the law that makes so-called blasphemy punishable by death.”
