The House has passed a resolution signaling Florida stands with Christians being persecuted in Nigeria.
“The horrors that have occurred there are unfathomable, and we hope to bring more attention to this,” said prime co-sponsor Rep. Rachel Saunders Plakon, ahead of the voice vote passage of the measure.
Rep. Kim Daniels’ measure (HR 761) condemns religious discrimination and supports inclusion of the African country on the state’s Countries of Concern list, along with China, Russia, Iran, Venezuela and Syria.
“Though I received information from many people who are close to me in Nigeria, this resolution was birthed from the cries of persecuted pastors in the villages of northern Nigeria,” Daniels said Wednesday.
A BBC analysis of claims of violence against Christians in Nigeria suggested that attacks did not appear to be intentionally targeted toward Christians, rather to any group that did not align with attackers’ extremist mentalities, including both Christians and Muslims.
President Donald Trump has designated Nigeria as a national country of particular concern, and in December 2025, air strikes were conducted against ISIS over the country’s treatment of Christians.
