——– Says the roundtable is expected to shape future congressional actions and strengthen US policy responses.

The United States House Appropriations Committee is set to convene a high-level congressional briefing today to examine the escalating violence and alleged persecution of Christians in Nigeria. The session, announced by Congressman Riley Moore, will be led by Committee Vice Chair and National Security Subcommittee Chairman Mario Díaz-Balart.

According to the notice, the joint briefing will bring together members of the Appropriations, Foreign Affairs, and Financial Services Committees. Representatives from the US Commission on International Religious Freedom (USCIRF) and other expert witnesses are also scheduled to provide key insights.

Lawmakers aim to gather detailed testimony for a comprehensive report directed by President Trump on the massacre of Nigerian Christians and the steps Congress can take to support the White House’s efforts to protect vulnerable faith communities worldwide.

Committee officials said the briefing will offer vital information on the conditions facing Nigeria’s religious minorities amid rising attacks.

The meeting comes at a time of deepening security cooperation between the United States and Nigeria. Recently, President Bola Tinubu approved Nigeria’s delegation to the new US-Nigeria Joint Working Group, created to advance security agreements reached during high level talks in Washington led by National Security Adviser Nuhu Ribadu.

The Joint Working Group, comprising senior ministers and top security officials, is focused on boosting counterterrorism collaboration, intelligence sharing, border security, and coordination on humanitarian and civilian protection efforts.

The congressional briefing follows heightened concerns in Washington over terrorism, banditry, and repeated targeted attacks on Christian communities in Nigeria, trends that have sparked calls for stronger international oversight and protection mechanisms.