Frank Wolf

He should have the time. And when he goes there, he should not only go to Lagos and Abuja, but he should go to the Middle Belt and the northwest and travel.

We are not affording them the same protections when they're clearly, clearly an attacked religious minority.

Let me be clear. Nigeria clearly meets the CPC standard under USCIRF, not only based on evidence that public reported but what should be reflected in the State Department's own reporting.

The profound disagreement USCIRF with the State Department's decision not to designate Nigeria as a country of particular concern.

ReinState, redesignate country of particular concern. There's no country on earth that is more deserving.

Yes, and I reference that earlier in my testimony. It mentioned that, and I agree with Robbie George.

Absolutely none. Absolutely positively categorically none. It's actually gotten worse.

Our conclusion from that visit and many others, the ongoing research continues to be that the government of Nigeria is perpetrating and tolerating a systematic, ongoing, and egregious violations of freedom of religion or belief.

Despite our analysis and recommendation, the State Department has only recognized the severity of the religious freedom violation in Nigeria twice.

The United States needs to take a leadership role to the rest of the world.

I do not know how you feel about that. But I'm not really thrilled about it.

What happened on October 7th is what you get with an UNRWA provided two State solution.

Let's have it vetted and certified.

The solution at hand right now isn't working.

I am very pessimistic. I believe the Iranians will move in so fast.

Help us to stay. But if you are not going to help us to stay, help us to leave.

ISIS will have been victorious in their genocidal rampage unless concrete action is taken.

If the security was there.

But the violence was between two Kurdish groups.

If bold action is not taken by the end of the year, I believe a tipping point will be reached and we will see the end of Christianity in Iraq in a few short years

I think you need one person who has the responsibility.

I think there is a resistance in government to do this.

Without accountability a random impunity will occur and people will say, I can do whatever I want.

You need somebody really strong that could go in and sit down with the President.