Atheists Based In Nigeria

Very good question bloodshed, if i had been born and bred in nigeria i don't think i would be have been an atheist due to the religious dogma doctrination etc. They don't teach evolution in schools there because they don't believe in it. But thanks to the power of the internet and people like you and me on nairaland  i believe small small a small minority of nigerians will begin to findout the truth about religion. 

I am one, I am presently living in Nigeria, I have learnt the hard way to keep a very low profile with regards to my beliefs because you could easily get killed or harmed if you openly display your disregard for religious beliefs here in Nigeria, but come to think of it most Nigerians believe in God or religion purely because of money, prosperity and what they believe the religion or the Gods they worship will offer unto them. I have come to realize that its all a farce that Nigerians put up to hide their evil minds and and intensions, despite all their very high and extraordinary beliefs(Gods, Juju, Human scarifice etc) they still are the worst people I know and I mean It. I have been to other countries that do not believe in any God or Gods and I can attest that the people in those countries are good to each other at least, besides their goodness for each other can be seen every where you go. But that can not be said of Nigeria. Nigerians feel more aligned to the people living in Gaza or Israel at the moment than their fellow Nigerians. You can't all claim to be very religious and higly moral and still have a country that is a cesspool, a country that remains in this very sorry state with little or no future to look up to.

They were rich, famous and excelled greatly in their field of academics, so their fame and money had them covered. Go to the market and start telling people that their is no God in Lagos or Kano and see what will happen to you. In short just go for a job interview and tell the interviewer that you are an atheist when he/she asks you for your religion and see what will happen. The bottom line is people will NEVER take you seriously if you tell them that you are an atheist. Most will treat you badly and feel it is their duty as christains or muslims to treat you badly because they believe you are the son of the imaginary devil even though they have never seen the devil  .

Kongi  is not an atheist he is an avowed Olakaaye Oshin-irunmole worshipper

I am an atheist. And am proud to be one. I am a Nigerian and i have never left this country for once. i became what i am here and from here.
Though i don't come out preaching atheism but when u go into a religious dialogue with me, i cant help but expose my true identity.

I am an atheist. Though I was born into a christian home, to a pastor (more or less), raised in a christian home, where we were raised to wake up by 5;30 a.m to pray, pray before every meal, pray before going to bed, e.t.c.
But when I got into the university, I had an epiphany, and realised just how silly this whole religious thing is.
I havent told my parents yet, as I believe that they just cant handle the truth yet, but I havent been to churc in over 6 years.

What a story!  Africa is in dire straits and it appears to be getting worse. I had a thread here calling for more atheist activism in our communities. I think for political reasons, I should have worded this as rationalist activism.  That would achieve the same goal without the theist finding the atheist confrontational.

I agree with manmustwac, it is not easy to openly proclaim oneself as an atheist in Nigeria or to even broach the possibility that God does not exist, Bindex, Riff-Raff and Ascony; you guys must be quite courageous and we do need more people like you in Nigeria if the country is to rise from its present greed/religion induced comatose state.

@okijajuju
my guy , how can we relate? hook me up on YIM abeg. we really need to get in touch because u are the only atheist i know here in Nigeria.
I also think that seun (nairaland CEO)is an atheist too. abeg someone shud tell him to come and identify himself.

I grew up in Kano mostly, but lived in Benue and Niger state while growing up.


Yes I will finish in July.

December 2008 and Nigerians are still killing each other over stolen genitals , People still believe that if you kill and scarifice another person to the imaginary demons or devils you will become super rich Its really pathetic. I am presently touring the Country and LMAO while doing my NYSC . Its really stupid and wired how our people think and reason. Witch here witch there, God this, Jesus that, Allah this, Prophet Mohammed that, Its CRAZY. Apart from poverty, disease and premature death what have Nigerians really got to show for their over religious activities? I have an athiest friend that studied in Coventry who is seriously considering becoming a pastor because according to him that is where the money at these days in Nigeria , he told me about his intension in the NYSC camp. Nigeria is fun any way because unbelievable things are happening here. Mass delusion and utmost stupidity is the order of the day. Nigerians are hopelessly blind.

This is the perfect description of Nigeria. People will almost fight you when you tell them that you do not believe in witches or wizards. Its Super CRAZY. People are truly driven by fear, fear this fear that, never trust this, never trust that, fear the unknown fear every body around you, fear, fear, fear, fear, fear. White people would not have been able to create the aeroplane if they had this level of ridiculous and nonsensical fear, would they?

I am one, my mum, my dad my whole family just thinks its a phase, my friends think I have been one all my life, my girlfriend suspects but she cannot know.
My motto: Shut your mouth until you are asked, think before you talk or be ready to loose a lot.

No, I am presently serving in  kaduna state but my familiy lives in Abuja. I dont know how to send PMs here.



I was shocked to death when I went to europe and saw that the white people do not believe in christainity(even though the religion partly originated from there) or any religion for that matter. Even those of them that believe are mostly deist. Nigerians waste their time depending on imaginary Gods and miracles to help deliver them from their miseries and man made sufferings. White people are thinking about how to develop futher all the time for example by thinking and developing ways on how to end their dependency on fossil fuel in 50 years, while Nigerians are busy thinking of how Jesus or Allah will come and bring an end to the entire world as we know it and take them to their imaginary heavens in 20 years time. Its really pathetic.

oh yes, i see we have a sizable atheist community on Nairaland.  seun is an atheist, i thought we all knew this already

I know there are more Atheists here, show urselves lol

Atheist here!!


I've been one for as long as I can remember, I had a pretty sheltered childhood in terms of socializing etc. So I always had a lot of "me time" to think about the universe etc, but the most powerful "religion repellents" to me was all the ridiculous contradictions in the bible. Personally the more I learnt about "God" the more I started to think, "wow this guy is quite an a**hole".

Anyway growing up in Naija, I never really shared my "sinful and blasphemous " thoughts with anyone except my closest friends, who would still verbally crucify me for having those beliefs(or lack of). But it was all in good fun, I guess they just assumed I was some attention seeking twit who would eventually "see the light" and "find God" pshh.

Kept my views from my family, not to protect myself from their wrath but to protect them from the worry that their son is a "blasphemer" and will "burn in hell forever".
I know no rational argument will ever convince them that there is no god so I just pretend to believe in god so they feel secure in their son's ability to make it to "heaven"

When I got to secondary school I became alot more "blasphemous" and would get into some serious arguments with my friends, I earned the nicknames "demon" and "satan" which I carried with pride.

Fast forward to college, moved to the states, met more atheists, felt less like an outcast. These days I'm not really combative about my beliefs, "live and let live" right?

I think the world will eventually realize that superstitious beliefs are for the most part bad for us, and as "ideas" just like "biological traits" are subject to natural selection,  the ones that don't enhance our survival will eventually be phased out*

*The only quirk there is what if the environment changes in such a way that having superstitious beliefs actually are helpful to survival (which is the case in a lot of third world countries, and which is why I don't particularly judge those that carry such beliefs)

But every now and then I like to have a little bit of fun with the crazies and start an internet flame war.