US Lawmakers Seek End to Nigerian Sharia Law Amid Violence Probe
Nigeria, a country of about 230 million people is roughly split between Muslims and Christians.
Photographer: Victor Adewale/BloombergUS lawmakers probing allegations of persecution of Christians in Nigeria said the West African nation should repeal Sharia and anti-blasphemy laws to help counter growing extremist violence.
Other recommendations representatives from the House committees on appropriations and foreign affairs made in a report to the White House on Monday include agreeing a US–Nigeria security pact “to protect vulnerable Christian communities and dismantle jihadist networks,” West Virginia Republican Riley Moore, who led the investigation with appropriations committee Chairman Tom Cole of Oklahoma, said in a statement.