US airstrikes stopped Christmas attacks in Nigeria, says congressman

 

A United States congressman, Riley Moore, contrasted deadly Christmas attacks in Nigeria with US military action taken on Christmas Day, saying American forces were used this year against Islamist militants rather than marking another holiday of bloodshed for Nigerian Christians.

Moore wrote Saturday on X that Christians in Nigeria had been killed during the past two Christmas seasons, but said that this year, the response was directed at extremist groups instead.

“For the past two Christmases, Christians have been murdered in Nigeria. This year, thanks to @POTUS, Radical Islamic Terrorists were on the receiving end of 12 Tomahawk missiles as a present.

“The successful strikes on ISIS, in coordination with the Nigerian government, are just the first step to secure the country and end the slaughter of our brothers and sisters in Christ,” Moore wrote.