BRGIE responsible for US Congress, Senator Ted Cruz’s Christian genocide narrative in Nigeria – Nkere

Simon Ekpa’s Biafra Republic Government in Exile (BRGIE) has claimed responsibility for the ‘Christian genocide in Nigeria’ narrative in the United States of America Congress.

Acting Prime Minister of BRGIE, Ogechukwu Nkere, who made the claim, said that BRGIE played a key role as a behind-the-scenes force.

Nkere, who took over the authority of BRGIE after the conviction of its Ekpa, in Finland, disclosed this in a statement on Tuesday.

According to the statement, Nkere has engaged with US Senator Ted Cruz and met him on several occasions to discuss the ‘genocide’ of Christians in Nigeria and Biafra for over a year and encouraged the Senator and other members of Congress to sanction Nigeria.

Consequently, Senator Ted Cruz introduced legislation S.2747 – Nigeria Religious Freedom Accountability Act of 2025, which sought sanctions for Nigeria and Nigerian officials for their persecution of Christians.

Nkere welcomed the intervention of the US Congress in the plight of Biafrans and Christians in Nigeria.

Nkere said, “The discussion of Christian genocide in Nigeria by the US Congress is not accidental. We have promoted this narrative. It is a highly orchestrated effort.

“The BRGIE has the top lobbying firms and international attorneys in Washington DC. I have met with many senior US officials, including Senator Ted Cruz, to discuss these issues.

“The BRGIE and Biafrans all over the world are grateful to Senator Ted Cruz for his stellar leadership. His historic legislation is a game-changer and has put the government of Nigeria on notice.

“I want to also let all Nigerian officials know that we won’t hesitate to provide names to Senator Cruz and the US government of who the guilty parties are and who should be sanctioned.

“We are systematically moving through the political process to achieve the goal of Biafra. The promotion of the Christian genocide narrative will normalise the idea, both to the US and to the entire international community, of a separate country for a bulk of Nigeria’s Christians, which we refer to as ‘Biafra’. We most welcome the ‘intervention’ of the United States in Nigeria.”

This comes as US Senator Cruz blamed the Nigerian government for the mass killings of Christians in Nigeria.

The US Senator said over 50,000 Christians have been killed in Nigeria since 2009 in religious violence.

However, Tinubu’s spokesperson, Bayo Onanuga, has dismissed the claim, insisting that there is no Christian genocide in Nigeria.

The National Assembly has also dismissed the narrative.