Nigerian Prelate’s Plea for U.S. Military Intervention Reveals Ecclesiological Bankruptcy
Catholic News Agency reports on November 21, 2025, that “Bishop” Wilfred Anagbe of Makurdi diocese testified before a U.S. congressional subcommittee, pleading for American military intervention in Nigeria to stop alleged religious persecution. The hearing occurred days after 25 schoolgirls were abducted from a Catholic boarding school. Anagbe claimed Christianity faces “elimination” in northern Nigeria without foreign intervention, urging sanctions under the Magnitsky Act and expanded humanitarian aid. Republican Congressman Chris Smith declared Nigeria “ground zero for religious persecution,” citing Open Doors statistics of 52,000 Christians killed since 2009. Democratic representatives cautioned against viewing violence as purely religious while acknowledging government failure to protect citizens.









