United States Senator, Riley Moore has cleared the air onreports alleging that the US is planning to divide Nigeria. In a statement on Saturday, the lawmaker said though he wasin Nigeria and engaged in multiple high-level meetings with governmentofficials, the discussion of dividing the country never came up. He stated that in all the discussions, the idea of “dividingthe country has not come up in any serious way”. Moore noted that “efforts to embolden separatists hurtChristians in Nigeria, especially in the North and Middle Belt. “A destabilized Nigeria would embolden terrorists and makeChristians less safe in Nigeria and across the continent. “I remain committed to working to save the lives of ourbrothers and sisters in Christ and for that matter, all Nigerians sufferingfrom the instability wrought by terrorists throughout Nigeria. “The US and Nigeria have just entered into a securitycooperation agreement, and that is an important step in tackling the violencein Nigeria and deepening and strengthening the bilateral relationship betweenour great nations.”
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