28
August 2026
Past Event
Nigeria’s Crisis: Islamist Terrorists, Violent Nomadic Herders, “Bandit” Gangs, and the US Foreign Policy Response

Event will also air live on this page.


Inquiries: nhuergo@hudson.org.
 

Nigeria’s Crisis: Islamist Terrorists, Violent Nomadic Herders, “Bandit” Gangs, and the US Foreign Policy Response

Past Event
Invite Only
August 28, 2026
Worship in Nigeria
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Worshippers dance during a church service in Lagos, Nigeria, on July 12, 2026. (Getty Images)
28
August 2026
Past Event

Event will also air live on this page.


Inquiries: nhuergo@hudson.org.
 

Speakers:
Matthew Boyse Hudson Institute
Matthew Boyse

Senior Fellow, Center on Europe and Eurasia

Father
The Rev. Fr. Remigius Ihyula

Former Director of the Catholic Makurdi Diocese Commission on Justice, Development and Peace, Benue state, Nigeria

meservey_josh
Joshua Meservey

Senior Fellow

Amb Nagy
Ambassador Tibor Nagy

Former Assistant Secretary, Bureau of African Affairs; Former U.S. Ambassador to Guinea

Ogebe
Emmanuel Ogebe

Nigerian-American Human Rights Attorney

Judd Saul
Judd Saul

Director, Equipping the Persecuted

Greg Simpkins
Greg Simpkins

Former Staff Director, House of Representatives’ Foreign Affairs Subcommittee on Africa; Co-director, Habari Network; Podcast Host, Real Talk Habari

Nina Shea
Nina Shea

Senior Fellow and Director, Center for Religious Freedom

More Christians are killed for their faith in Nigeria than in any other country in the world. On October 31, 2025, President Donald Trump designated Nigeria a country of particular concern under the International Religious Freedom Act for having “engaged in or tolerated particularly severe violations of religious freedom.” 

Join Hudson Institute and the Ben Franklin Fellowship for a two-panel discussion examining United States policy as it confronts the crisis of terror in Nigeria. The event will feature Senior Fellows Matt Boyse, Joshua Meservey and Nina Shea, as well as Greg Simpkins, former staff director of the US House Foreign Affairs Subcommittee on Africa. 

The first panel will cover the current state of play in Nigeria, including the upcoming 2027 national elections and possible considerations for US policymakers. The second panel will analyze policies to address militia attacks that freely target Christians.

To request an RSVP, please reach out to Nico Huergo at nhuergo@hudson.org.

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