CHRISTIAN GENOCIDE: Riley Moore’s Nigeria Mission: Congressman Exposes Grisly, Systematic Massacres of Christians in Nigeria

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.S. Congressman Riley Moore has returned from a fact-finding mission to Nigeria carrying what he called “some of the most horrifying, stomach-turning accounts of human cruelty I have ever heard.” His visit brought him face-to-face with survivors of massacres who described killings so brutal and systematic that Moore says they clearly amount to genocide.

Moore traveled through devastated Christian communities in northern and central Nigeria—regions repeatedly attacked by jihadist militias, extremist factions, and heavily armed marauders who have operated with impunity for years. What he witnessed, he said, “will haunt me for the rest of my life.”

Survivor Accounts More Horrific Than Previously Reported

Moore said survivors described scenes that resembled war crimes: bodies mutilated, entire families massacred, children butchered, and churches burned with worshippers still inside. (Image from Wikipedia)

An elderly man recounted watching militants storm his home:“They dragged my brother outside, tied his hands behind his back, and slit his throat like an animal. They left him there in the dirt while they moved house to house doing the same.”

A pastor showed Moore the charred remains of his church, explaining:“We were still running when they set it on fire. People who fell behind were cut down with machetes. They didn’t even waste bullets on some—they hacked them apart.”

A teenage girl who escaped captivity said the attackers told them:“We will remove every Christian village until there is nothing left but dust and bones.”

One of the Most Heinous Atrocities: A Pregnant Woman Brutally Mutilated

The most graphic testimony Moore received came from the relatives of a pregnant Christian woman murdered during a night raid.

Her family described the moment militants overtook their village, firing into homes and dragging people into the open. Amid the chaos, the pregnant woman—eight months along—was seized by the attackers.

According to the family, the militants pinned her to the ground, stabbed her repeatedly, and then ripped her unborn baby from her womb while she was still alive.

Her sister sobbed as she told Moore:

“They cut her open in front of us. They said even her child must die because Christians should not bring more children into the world. We found her body the next morning—her stomach was open, and the baby was gone. No mother should die like that.”

Moore said he struggled to maintain his composure as the family recounted the atrocity:

“It was one of the most barbaric acts I’ve ever heard described. There is no humanity in such violence.”

Patterns of Deliberate, Systematic, and Ruthlessly Efficient Violence

Moore said the evidence shows a methodical strategy designed to eliminate Christian populations from strategic regions. Witnesses spoke of:

·       Villages attacked repeatedly until emptied

·       Men executed first, often tied, beaten, and mutilated

·       Women raped, abducted, or slaughtered

·       Children shot, hacked, or burned in their homes

·       Churches torched intentionally as the first target

·       Occupation of cleared land by armed groups

One youth leader told Moore:“They don’t just kill—they erase. They destroy the homes, the farms, the churches, the graves. They want no sign Christians ever lived here.”

A Growing Humanitarian and Security Catastrophe

Moore warned that the scale and brutality of the attacks point to a rapidly escalating genocide with global security ramifications. Entire Christian communities have been wiped out, replaced by armed factions that operate openly.

“This is not random violence,” Moore said. “This is organized extermination.”

Moore Calls for an International Emergency Response

Based on the evidence gathered, Moore plans to push for:

·       International investigations into mass atrocities

·       A formal genocide determination

·       Greater humanitarian aid for displaced Christians

·       Congressional hearings on Nigeria

·       Sanctions and accountability for perpetrators

Moore said the survivors’ pleas echoed everywhere he went.

“Please, Tell the World Before We All Die”

One widow who lost her husband and two sons told him:

“They cut my boys while they begged for their lives. Nobody hears us. Nobody comes. Please tell them we are dying, one village after another.”

Moore said he intends to honor that plea.

“These are not isolated incidents. This is a campaign of terror—systematic, brutal, and escalating. The world cannot pretend it does not know.”

Moore heard countless accounts of evidence of the genocidal killings of Fulani terrorists that have ravaged Christian communities.

MORE DETAILS OF GRAPHIC TESTIMONIES AS NARRATED TO CONGRESSMAN RILEY MOORE

Below are expanded accounts survivors delivered directly to Congressman Riley Moore during his fact-finding mission—accounts so brutal that some witnesses struggled to speak through shaking hands and uncontrollable tears.

1. “They Cut My Husband Apart While He Was Still Begging for His Life.”

Testimony of a widow from Plateau State

The woman described hiding behind a collapsed wall as militants dragged her husband outside.

“He was on his knees telling them he was just a farmer. They didn’t care. They beat him with the flat side of their machetes until he could barely lift his head. Then one of them grabbed him by the hair and started cutting him. Not a clean cut—slowly, piece by piece. His screams didn’t stop for a long time.”

She said the attackers forced her to watch.

“They pointed their guns at me so I wouldn’t run. When they were done, they left his body in pieces. I collected him with my own hands the next morning.”

2. “The Ground Was Covered in Children’s Shoes and Blood.”

Testimony of a teacher who fled an early-morning attack

He told Moore that the militants surrounded the village before dawn, shooting into homes and dragging families outside.

“They gathered the children in front of the school building. Some were still in their nightclothes. One boy, maybe seven, was holding his baby sister. They shot him first. The child he was carrying fell and they stepped on her like she was nothing.”

When Moore asked what he saw after the attackers left, the teacher said:

“Small shoes. Sandals. Blood. Little bodies. You could tell the children tried to run—they fell in lines. I can still see the prints of their feet in the dust.”

3. “My Brother’s Head Was Found in the River; His Body Was Found in a Tree.”

Testimony of a young man from southern Kaduna

He explained that during one attack, militants used brutal psychological methods to terrorize survivors.

“They beheaded many of the men. Some heads they threw into the river so the families could not bury them. My brother’s head floated downstream. His body, they hung from a tree—arms tied—like he was an animal they had hunted.”

He said the attackers laughed and filmed it.

“They said this is what happens to Christians who stay on land that is not theirs.”

4. “We Found the Bodies of Mothers Still Holding Their Babies.”

Testimony of a community leader who buried the dead

He explained to Congressman Moore that after one of the raids, bodies were scattered across the fields surrounding the village.

“Some mothers died running, still clutching their babies to their chests. You could tell from the way they fell. The babies were dead too—some shot, some stabbed. We buried them together so they would not be separated again in death.”

He said one woman had collapsed at the doorway of her home:

“She was cut across the back and arms, like she used her own body as a shield.”

5. The Pregnant Woman’s Killing — Full, Unfiltered Testimony

From the sister and brother-in-law of the victim

The family gave Moore a detailed, shaking account of what they witnessed.

“They dragged her into the open. She was screaming for help. They knocked her down and held her legs. One of them kept shouting that Christians must not multiply.”

The sister described the attack:

“They stabbed her first in the side. She was still alive—begging—when they cut her open. They pulled the baby out and held it up like a trophy. Then they dropped the baby and crushed it under their foot.”

The brother-in-law added:

“We couldn’t go near them. They said if anyone tried to help, they would do the same to us. We found her the next morning… her stomach open, her hands still gripping the dirt.”

Moore later described this testimony as “one of the most barbaric acts of inhumanity I have ever heard in my life.”

6. “They Burned the Church With People Inside. We Heard Them Scream Until There Were No More Voices.”

Testimony of an elderly church caretaker

He recounted how militants sealed the doors of the church during a Sunday gathering.

“They locked the doors from outside with metal wire. People were praying and crying inside. Then they poured fuel around the building and lit it. We tried to break the windows, but they shot anyone who came near.”

Moore asked him what he heard.

“Screaming. Then coughing. Then knocking… then nothing.”

7. “They Left a Trail of Bodies Like a Road Behind Them.”

Testimony of a young woman who fled with her siblings

She said attackers shot people as they ran, leaving their bodies in a line stretching from one end of the village to the fields.

“My little brother fell. I tried to lift him but his stomach was open. I had to leave him so the others could live. I still hear his voice calling my name.”

8. “We Found an Entire Family Bound Together, Slaughtered as One.”

Testimony of a mass-grave volunteer

He told Moore:

“Their hands were tied together—father, mother, three children. They must have held each other in their last moments. Their throats were cut in a single motion while they were kneeling.”

He added:

“We’ve buried hundreds like this. The world has no idea how many are dying.”