The United States and Nigeria are on the verge of finalizing a strategic security framework aimed at strengthening cooperation in the fight against terrorism, violent extremism, and sectarian violence across Nigeria, US Congressman Riley Moore has said.

In a post on his official X account, Moore said the proposed agreement will focus on countering extremist groups operating in Nigeria’s North-East and Middle Belt regions, and addressing what he described as the “genocide against Christians.”

“We did have positive conversations with the Nigerian government, and I believe we are close to a strategic security framework to address both the ISIS and Boko Haram threat in the Northeast, as well as the genocide against Christians by the radical Fulani Muslims in the Middle Belt,” Moore wrote.

He added that the report he will present to President Donald Trump from his recent fact-finding mission will outline actionable paths for ending violent extremism and the killing of Christians.

“The report that I will present to at Potus will outline paths to work with the Nigerian government to end the slaughter of our brothers and sisters in Christ,” he said.

The development follows President Trump’s recent redesignation of Nigeria as a Country of Particular Concern over alleged Christian persecution, prompting the Nigerian government to initiate dialogue with the United States.

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