By Our Reporter
Following the kidnap of 25 schoolgirls in kebbi State, a United States lawmaker, Rep. Riley Moore, has called on President Bola Tinubu to take urgent steps to ensure the release of the girls, while condemning the attack on Government Girls Secondary School, Maga, in Kebbi State.
In a post he shared on X on Tuesday, Moore called for prayers for the abducted students and the deceased school official.
Moore has been in the forefront of the fight against Christian genocide in Nigeria
In his reaction, the US Congressman noted that although full details of the incident were yet to emerge, the attack reportedly occurred in what he described as a Christian community in northern Nigeria.
Moore urged the Nigerian government to intensify efforts to curb what he described as rampant violence across the country.
He wrote: “Please join me in praying for the 25 girls who have been kidnapped and for the repose of the soul of their vice principal who was killed.
“While we don’t have all the details on this horrific attack, we know that the attack occurred in a Christian enclave in Northern Nigeria.