United States Congressman, Riley Moore, has hailed the passage by the National Assembly, of the bill to establish state police in Nigeria.

Moore gave the commendation on his X handle, praising President Bola Tinubu for pushing the initiative, which many believe will remarkably curtail the incessant deadly attacks by bandits and Jihadists on Nigerians, especially Christian communities.

“I’m encouraged to see Nigeria’s Senate approve legislation to establish state-level police forces—a reform I’ve called for publicly and privately since I first started investigating the genocide against Christians in Nigeria,” he stated.

He said when operational, “the law will empower states to protect their own citizens and reducing dependence on decision makers in Abuja”. He maintained that the decision will boost “effort to defend persecuted Christians and address insecurity”.

According to him, “President Tinubu deserves credit for pushing it forward, but now we need 2/3rds of the states to ratify before it will take effect.”

When Nigerian Govt Woke Up

Late last year, Moore led a delegation from the U.S. that met with survivors of terror attacks at Internally Displaced Persons camps, Christian leaders, and traditional rulers in Benue State, one of the states most hit by the violence.

That visit followed public testimonies before the U.S. Congress by some Nigerians on the horrific attacks, which brought the issue to the front burner.

That public hearing itself came after President Donald Trump threatened military action against the terrorists if the Nigerian government failed to end what he described as genocide against Christians. He went further to declare Nigeria as a Country of Particular Concern.