United States lawmaker, Riley Moore, has reacted to the abduction of schoolgirls from Government Secondary School, Maga, in Danko-Wasagu Local Government Area of Kebbi State.
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In a post shared on X on Tuesday, Moore condemned the incident and called for prayers for the victims.
“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,” he wrote.
Commenting further on the attack, Moore added: “While we don’t have all the details on this horrific incident, we know that the attack occurred in a Christian enclave in Northern Nigeria.”
He also urged authorities to act decisively, saying, “The Nigerian government must do more to end the rampant violence.”
The attack reportedly occurred in the early hours of Monday, when heavily armed bandits stormed the school, killed the vice principal, injured members of staff, and abducted 25 students.
However, Moore’s description of the location sparked strong reactions.
A former Senior Special Assistant on New Media to the late President Muhammadu Buhari, Bashir Ahmad, challenged the lawmaker’s claim in the comment section.
“While appreciating your concern and praying for our sisters, it is important to correct a crucial detail — the attack did not occur in a Christian enclave,” Ahmad wrote.
“It happened within a Muslim community, and the victims themselves were Muslims. This is precisely why we keep saying that even you Americans either do not fully understand the complexity of Nigeria’s insecurity challenges or are deliberately promoting narratives that could worsen our already fragile unity,” he added.
The exchange comes amid renewed debates between Nigerian and U.S. officials over claims of a so-called “Christian genocide” in parts of the country — a narrative Nigerian authorities have repeatedly rejected.
Meanwhile, the Federal Government has pledged to secure the safe return of the abducted students, expressing deep concern over the incident and assuring the public that it shares in the pain of the victims while efforts are ongoing to rescue the girls safely.
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