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US Panel Tells Lawmakers What Tinubu Govt Must Do to End ‘Christian Genocide’
United States lawmakers were on Tuesday urged to apply greater pressure on the Nigerian government to abolish Sharia law in northern states where it is currently in force and to disband the Hisbah religious enforcement bodies to end Christian genocide.
Experts cautioned that these institutions continue to entrench widespread persecution of Christians and other minority groups.
At a joint House briefing convened in response to President Donald Trump’s earlier directive and Nigeria’s classification as a Country of Particular Concern, Dr Ebenezer Obadare of the Council on Foreign Relations said extremist groups, including Boko Haram, the Islamic State West Africa Province (ISWAP), and radicalised Fulani militias, exploit Sharia structures and Hisbah operatives to propagate extremist ideology, compel religious conversions, and carry out assaults with minimal resistance.
Laying out a roadmap for tackling the violence, Obadare told members of Congress that the United States must adopt a dual-track strategy.
According to a statement from the House Appropriations Committee, he recommended that Washington work directly with the Nigerian military to degrade Boko Haram while simultaneously urging President Bola Tinubu to declare Sharia law unconstitutional in the twelve northern states that adopted it in 2000, and to dismantle all Hisbah formations operating in the region.
He noted that recent actions by the Nigerian authorities indicate that international pressure can yield results.
Following the CPC designation and President Trump’s warning of potential unilateral measures against Boko Haram, he said President Tinubu has ordered airstrikes on insurgent hideouts, authorised the recruitment of 30,000 additional police personnel, and declared a national security emergency.
Obadare, however, maintained that these efforts remain inadequate and that sustained pressure from Washington is vital.
The bipartisan briefing, chaired by Appropriations Vice Chair Mario Díaz Balart and attended by members of the House Foreign Affairs Committee, included repeated accusations that the Nigerian government has failed to confront what lawmakers termed religious cleansing across the north and Middle Belt.
Witnesses cited the 22 November abduction of pupils and staff of St Mary’s Catholic School in Papiri, Niger State, ongoing blasphemy-related prosecutions, and recurrent mass killings.
They rejected claims that the conflict is driven solely by disputes over land or resources.
Obadare argued that the core issue is unrestrained jihadist violence. He warned that Boko Haram’s efforts to dismantle the Nigerian state and impose an Islamic order continue to threaten national cohesion, stressing that any lasting solution must prioritise the total defeat of the insurgency.
The United States Embassy in Kuwait has suspended its operations “until further notice” amid escalating tensions across the Middle East.
In an official security alert issued on Tuesday, the embassy confirmed the temporary closure and the cancellation of all scheduled appointments.
“Security Alert: U.S. Embassy Kuwait Closure.
“Due to ongoing regional tensions, the U.S. Embassy in Kuwait will be closed until further notice.
“We have canceled all regular and emergency consular appointments. We will communicate when the embassy returns to normal operations,” the notice read.
The embassy did not specify a timeline for reopening but assured that updates would be provided as the situation evolves.
DAILY POST recalls that the closure follows days of intensified military activity and reported casualties in the region.
According to U.S. military sources, six American troops were killed during recent incidents in Kuwait.
In addition, three U.S. fighter jets crashed in what officials described as an “apparent friendly fire incident.”
Operatives of the New Juaben South Municipal Police Command in Koforidua, Eastern Region of Ghana, have arrested 13 suspected commercial sex workers—12 Nigerians and one Ghanaian—during a special operation targeting prostitution and human trafficking.
Police also apprehended two additional suspects: a landlord accused of providing accommodation for the activities and a bouncer allegedly linked to the operation.
According to Modern Ghana, the arrests were carried out on Monday, February 10, 2026, following a complaint filed on February 6 by 30-year-old Nigerian woman Stella Godwill.
She told authorities she had been trafficked from Nigeria to Ghana by a woman identified as Christabel Simon Monday for prostitution.
According to the Municipal Police Commander, Superintendent Ransford Nsiah, the complainant alleged she was required to meet a daily earnings target of 400 Ghana cedis but could only raise 250 cedis on the day of the incident.
Police said about 15 suspects, aged between 15 and 31, are currently in custody and will be arraigned in court after investigations. Authorities confirmed that the minor among them has been separated for protection, while arrangements are being made with the Department of Social Welfare.
Assistant Superintendent of Police Augustine Kusi Asante, the Municipal Crime Officer, warned landlords against renting properties for illegal activities, noting that Section 277 of Ghana’s Criminal Offences Act, 1960, criminalises operating a brothel and prescribes penalties including fines or imprisonment.
The suspects, police said, have violated Sections 273, 274, and 277 of the Act, which prohibit prostitution, human trafficking, and brothel operations.
Police expressed concern over the involvement of minors in commercial sex activities and urged the public to provide information that could help dismantle trafficking networks and protect vulnerable persons.
Authorities said investigations are ongoing as part of broader efforts to curb trafficking and exploitation in the Eastern Region, where previous probes uncovered syndicates that allegedly lured young girls from Nigeria with promises of hospitality jobs before forcing them into prostitution.
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