Last week, US Senator Ted Cruz introduced a bill aimed at sanctioning the Nigerian government for allegedly supporting terrorism aimed at eliminating the country’s Christian population.

Mr Cruz, a Republican, claimed that extremist groups have been going house to house, hunting down Christians for decades, killing wives, children, and Catholic priests in an attempt to rid the country of Christians.

He accused the Nigerian federal government of facilitating this anti-Christian crusade. His bill, titled “Nigeria Religious Freedom Accountability Act of 2025,” seeks a US sanction on the country.

Also, in an episode of his Verdict with Ted Cruz podcast, the Texas senator said his legislation would put real consequences on the Nigerian government for facilitating the “persecution of Christians.”

Other top American politicians and political commentators have expressed similar views.

A member of the US House of Representatives, Riley Moore, tagged Nigeria the deadliest country in the world for Christians.

Mr Moore, also a Republican, in a post on X, disclosed that he had written to Secretary of State Marco Rubio, demanding that the US use every diplomatic tool to stop what he described as the “slaughter of Christians.”

This includes designating Nigeria as a country of Particular Concern (CPC) and suspending arms sales and technical support to the government.

“Muslim extremist groups such as ISIS-West Africa, Ansaru, and Boko Haram are major perpetrators. Just last week, Boko Haram ravaged Kirawa, Nigeria, displacing thousands.

“But just as concerning are reports that corrupt cells of the Nigerian government may be complicit,” a part of his letter read.

Similarly, Patrick Bet-David, a satirist and political commentator, said more Christians are killed in Nigeria than in the rest of the world combined.

Bill Maher, a popular American comedian and political commentator, compared the violent attacks on Palestinians in Gaza to the security crisis in Nigeria.

Mr Maher, who votes for the Democratic Party, claimed that there was “so