{"id":14085,"date":"2026-11-10T11:45:45","date_gmt":"2026-11-10T11:45:45","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/globalnigerianews.com\/index.php\/2026\/11\/10\/us-reps-schedule-fresh-hearing-on-christian-persecution-in-nigeria\/"},"modified":"2026-11-10T11:45:45","modified_gmt":"2026-11-10T11:45:45","slug":"us-reps-schedule-fresh-hearing-on-christian-persecution-in-nigeria","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/globalnigerianews.com\/index.php\/2026\/11\/10\/us-reps-schedule-fresh-hearing-on-christian-persecution-in-nigeria\/","title":{"rendered":"US reps schedule fresh hearing on \u2018Christian persecution\u2019 in Nigeria"},"content":{"rendered":"
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By Ayobami Okerinde<\/strong><\/p>\n

The United States House of Representatives is set to hold a congressional hearing on Nigeria\u2019s efforts to protect Christians and tackle insecurity in the Middle Belt, with Republican lawmaker Chris Smith leading the session on Thursday, November 12.<\/p>\n

According to a statement issued by Smith\u2019s office on Monday, the session is titled \u2018One Year Later: Assessing Nigeria\u2019s Efforts to Protect Christians and Secure the Middle Belt\u2019, with hearing scheduled for 11am at the Rayburn House Office Building in Washington, DC.<\/p>\n

It partly reads, \u201cCongressional hearing that assesses the current state of religious violence perpetrated by radical Islamists, such as Boko Haram and Fulani terrorists, against Christians in Nigeria; the Nigerian government\u2019s efforts to curb the persecution and punish those responsible for committing atrocities against Christian and non-radical Muslim communities; and the steps the United States can take to ensure that Nigerian officials are addressing and preventing the systemic violence against Christians and non-radical Muslims by Islamist extremists.\u201d<\/p>\n

The first panel will feature Frank Garcia, Assistant Secretary of State for African Affairs, and Riley Barnes, Assistant Secretary of State for Democracy, Human Rights and Labour.<\/p>\n

The second panel will include Nina Shea, senior fellow and director of the Centre for Religious Freedom at the Hudson Institute; Ryan Brown, chief executive officer of Open Doors US; and Oge Onubogu, director and senior fellow of the Africa Programme at the Centre for Strategic and International Studies.<\/p>\n

The hearing will be streamed live on YouTube.<\/p>\n

This will be Smith\u2019s 14th congressional hearing exclusively on Nigeria. In November 2025, he chaired a hearing after President Donald Trump\u2019s redesignation of Nigeria as a \u2018country of particular concern\u2019.<\/p>\n

In May 2016, he also chaired a hearing on \u201cThe U.S. role in helping Nigeria confront Boko Haram and other threats in northern Nigeria.\u201d<\/p>\n

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