I am thankful to see that Nigeriaβs House of Representatives passed this important policy that Iβve been calling for since
@POTUS first asked me to investigate the genocide against Christians in Nigeria.
In fact, I raised this idea directly with Nigeriaβs First Lady during her visit to Washington and have done so repeatedly with every Nigerian delegation Iβve met with.
Ensuring states can protect their own citizens is a critical step toward ending the persecution of Christians and the overall instability in the Nigeria.
President Tinubu deserves credit for supporting this legislation and urging its passage through Nigeriaβs parliament, and I hope to see him continue pushing on this issue.
Thereβs still a ways to go before state level police forces will be in place, but this is a sign that all our hard work is paying off.