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Killings in Nigeria: ‘Enough is Enough,’ SNG-USA Cries Out from U.S. Capitol
Killings in Nigeria: ‘Enough is Enough,’ SNG-USA Cries Out from U.S. Capitol
By Boniface Ihiasota, USA
The Save Nigeria Group USA (SNG-USA) has intensified calls for urgent international action to halt what it described as a full-scale genocide against Christians in Nigeria.
Its President, Stephen Osemwegie, led a major rally at the U.S. Capitol Grounds in Washington, D.C., drawing Nigerians, Americans, clergy, human rights advocates and members of the diaspora to stand in solidarity with victims of violence.
Addressing the crowd in frigid weather, Osemwegie said millions of Christians across several Nigerian states live under constant threat of attacks.
He detailed a series of atrocities, including beheaded pastors, torched churches, abducted women and children, razed villages and wiped-out communities, insisting that the violence had long surpassed communal clashes and now represented a coordinated effort to annihilate Christian populations.
He cited the recent abduction of more than 300 pupils of Saint Mary’s Catholic School as evidence of the systematic nature of the attacks.
Osemwegie accused the Nigerian government of failing to uphold its constitutional responsibility to protect citizens, describing the 1999 Constitution as “a document imposed by soldiers” that had created a centralized system empowering extremists while weakening regional autonomy and endangering minority communities.
He called for a return to a constitutional framework similar to that of 1960, which he said would restore balanced governance and empower regions to safeguard their people.
The SNG-USA president commended U.S. President Donald J. Trump for redesignating Nigeria as a Country of Particular Concern (CPC), praising him for moral clarity and willingness to act when others remained silent.
He urged the U.S. Government to enforce the designation fully, including sanctions, visa restrictions, and asset freezes against individuals, officials, and networks allegedly involved in terror financing, mass displacement, or the concealment of atrocities.
Osemwegie also called on U.S. Senate and House leadership to act with urgency, warning that every delay could cost more lives.
He appealed to Senate Republican Leader John Thune to advance Senator Ted Cruz’s legislation targeting violent extremist groups and their sponsors, and urged House Speaker Mike Johnson to move forward with resolutions formally recognising the killings of Christians in Nigeria as genocide.
He further demanded the release of thousands of pages of FBI documents allegedly related to criminal investigations involving Nigeria’s President, stressing that transparency was essential for both American and Nigerian interests.
Highlighting the case of Sunday Jackson, a Christian farmer reportedly sentenced to death for defending his community from attacks, Osemwegie said the situation reflected a justice system in which “killers walk free while defenders face execution.”
He emphasised that the movement was driven by conscience and divine instruction, and vowed that the group would continue to speak for the voiceless and defend the persecuted.
Following the rally, SNG-USA issued a statement reaffirming its position and thanking American political leaders for engaging with the group.
It expressed appreciation to Donald Trump for considering its appeals, to Senators Thune and Ted Cruz for their leadership, and to House Speaker Mike Johnson and Congressmen Riley Moore and Chris Smith for meeting with its delegation.
The group also offered condolences to Congressman Moore and the people of West Virginia over the deaths of recently fallen members of the West Virginia National Guard.
The statement revealed that senior officials of the U.S. Department of State held a two-hour closed-door meeting with SNG-USA representatives, during which survivors of attacks provided firsthand testimonies.
The organisation expressed optimism about the State Department’s willingness to listen and commitment to global religious freedom.
SNG-USA also acknowledged U.S. media outlets for hthe crisis. It thanked clergy, human rights organisations, Nigerian-American communities, and other supporters who participated in the rally despite freezing temperatures.
Osemwegie concluded by pledging that the group would remain resolute until justice is served, the killings stop, and displaced Christians are restored to their homes. He declared, “We will not stop until the genocide ends.”
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