Nigeria, Oct. 11 -- 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 o...