The United States has issued a forceful condemnation of the recent surge in violent attacks against Christian communities in Nigeria and across sub-Saharan Africa, describing the incidents as “horrific” and vowing to collaborate with international allies to confront the growing crisis.
This statement comes in the wake of a series of deadly assaults, including the massacre of 27 Christians in the village of Bindi Ta-hoss, Nigeria.
The attack, carried out by Islamist Fulani militants, left the community reeling.
Eyewitnesses recounted harrowing scenes in which many victims—predominantly women and children—were burned alive while seeking shelter inside a church.
“I lost my wife and second daughter in the attack,” survivor Solomon Sunday told reporters. “They were burned alive.”
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On July 27, in a separate attack, militants armed with machetes slaughtered 49 Christians during a prayer service in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo. Authorities attribute the massacre to the Allied Democratic Forces, an ISIS-affiliated Islamist group.
Across the region, Islamist extremists—including Boko Haram and ISIS West Africa—are accused of killing Christians, driving them from their homes, and seizing their land.
The Trump administration, through both the White House and the State Department, has pledged a forceful response.
“The Trump administration condemns in the strongest terms this horrific violence against Christians,” the White House said, emphasising that religious freedom is both a moral duty and a U.S. foreign policy priority.
Human rights groups have warned that the violence constitutes an ongoing campaign of “ethno-religious cleansing.” John Eibner, president of Christian Solidarity International, told Fox News Digital that in Nigeria’s Plateau State alone, more than 165 Christians have been killed in the past four months.
“People are being killed like chickens, and nothing is being done,” added local youth leader D’Young Mangut.
Open Doors reports that more Christians are killed for their faith in Nigeria than in the rest of the world combined.
In the past decade, jihadist violence across sub-Saharan Africa has claimed an estimated 150,000 lives and driven over 16 million Christians from their homes.
In Plateau State alone, armed Fulani militants have reportedly seized more than 64 communities.
Religious leaders warn the violence is systematic and unchecked. Bishop Wilfred Anagbe, who lost 20 parishioners in a recent assault, accused militants of attempting to carve out an Islamic State in parts of Nigeria.
Families of victims say they are “tired of condolences” and demand real security.
Advocates are calling on African governments to deliver justice, restore displaced communities, and deploy effective protection for at-risk villages.
“For too long, nobody has been talking about the horrific wholesale slaughter of Christians,” said Henrietta Blyth, CEO of Open Doors UK and Ireland. “The Western world needs to wake up and be outraged.”
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