Nigeria, Oct. 16 -- A former presidential aide, Reno Omokri, has challenged members of the United States Congress to publicly identify Nigerians allegedly sponsoring terror attacks that have led to claims of genocide against Christians.

Mr Omokri made the call during a press briefing in Abuja on Tuesday, which also featured Mike Arnold, a former mayor of Blanco, Texas, and founder of Africa Arise International.

He faulted the claim, insisting that the violent incidents in Nigeria do not constitute genocide against Christians.

"So saying that there's a genocide in Nigeria is like saying that in the United States every year, something like 30,000, close to 30,000 people are murdered disproportionately, they are black people. Can we in Ni...