A United States lawmaker, Representative Riley M. Moore, has proposed that the Nigerian authorities should break up the centralized structure of the Nigeria Police Force to better combat the terrorist activities currently terrorizing the population.
The legislator put forward this recommendation in a post shared on his official X account, following the latest wave of violence targeting St. James Catholic Church in Adu, Taraba State.
Assailants, identified as suspected Fulani herdsmen, reportedly stormed the place of worship and razed the structure to the ground.
In his reaction, Moore urged the Nigerian government to act swiftly to rescue its people from what he described as targeted persecution.
He wrote, “Christians in Nigeria continue to face brutal violence and death at the hands of radical Islamic terrorists.
“The government in Abuja must step up and protect their citizens in the Middle Belt.
It’s past time to decentralize police authorities so state governments can protect their citizens and stop this horrific persecution”.