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Kimberly Daniels, a Democratic member of the Florida House of Representatives for District 14, has called for the removal or redeployment of Nigeria’s Minister of State for Defense, Bello Matawalle.

The US lawmaker made this call in a statement on Tuesday, following an alarming increase in killings and rising insecurity across Nigeria.

She condemned the brutal killings of Christians on Palm Sunday and Easter Sunday in Plateau, Nasarawa, Kaduna, and other regions of the country.

According to Daniels, Nigerian communities and leaders are growing weary of political statements from President Bola Ahmed Tinubu’s administration and are demanding “real action,” as innocent blood continues to cry out from the ground.

Daniels pointed to reports identifying ‘red flags’ involving Matawalle during his tenure as the governor of Zamfara, including allegations of complicity with bandits, testimonies of harboring bandit leaders, and facilitating ransom payments.

As an urgent measure, the lawmaker called on President Tinubu to remove Matawalle from his cabinet.

“Immediate Leadership Review: The removal or redeployment of Minister Bello Matawalle to restore the integrity of the defense ministry; Institutional Transparency: Conducting a transparent investigation into allegations of high-level complicity with banditry to regain the trust of the Nigerian people; Enhanced Protection: Implementing more robust security measures for vulnerable communities in the North-Central and Northwestern belts of the country,” she stated.

She also urged the US, UK, and other international bodies to apply greater diplomatic pressure on the Nigerian government to ensure accountability for those accused of aiding terrorism.

“Increase diplomatic pressure to ensure that those accused of aiding terrorism are held accountable.

“The position I take on this issue is because of citizens reaching out to me from Nigeria. My connection to Nigeria as a minister of the Gospel of Jesus Christ and the chairwoman of UN-WCD would not allow me to be silent,” she added.

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