Salam Alaikum,

The video in the below link was posted by popular Nigerian social media personality Tunde Ednut on his Instagram Page which boasts of over 1.4 million followers.

https://www.instagram.com/tv/CO4-QAIpZf5/?igshid=nl2h25d794r6

As you can see below, the source of the video is from an Israeli propaganda organization's page on the same Instagram:

https://www.instagram.com/tv/COczHpcll44/?igshid=hlrpf43ttcui

Observations and Notes:

1. The narration is false and fictitious and based on unverifiable claims.

2. It is full of anti Muslim racist stereotypes and disinformation

3. It targets and paints the Muslim faith and its reputation in a very offensive manner.

4. It also targets uninformed Christians with the aim of evoking their sentiments and creating feud between Muslims and Christians in a religiously divided country like Nigeria.

Questions to Ask Ourselves:

1. The first question is why would a popular social media personality spread such a divisive, hate filled, islamophobic propaganda, anti Muslim, pro Israeli video on his page.

2. Was Mr Ednut paid since the creator of the video is an Israeli propaganda machine (an organization). The message belongs to an organization.

3. If he was paid, then how much? How much does it require in cash for a very popular instagram page to spread such hate speech, as a sponsored message against Muslims especially targeting a Nigerian audience in Nigeria, where religion is already a divisive issue?

4. Jews dont believe in Jesus, even though he was one of them but Muslims do believe in him. Is Mr Ednut not aware of that? Why tie the love for Jesus with loving Jews and apartheid and racist Israel by extention, since the message was created by a pro Israel propaganda machine. Even more alarming, why spread such a hateful video when apartheid Israel is current carrying out crimes against humanity on the Palestinians. Isnt this an attempt to whitewash the bloody and inhumane image of apartheir Israel using sponsored propaganda video?

Apparently it is an attempt to incite the emotions of unsuspecting Christians to love apartheid Israel, a "Jewish state", where even Palestinian Christians belonging to the Eastern churches (the most ancient of churches on earth) have been persecuted by extremist right wing Jews. A quick YouTube search on "Jewish Hate Crimes Against Christians in Israel" would be sufficient to convince you.

5. The anti Muslim propaganda video paints the Muslim faith and faithfuls as intolerant, extremists, killers and anti Christian. Why would such a message with evil intent make it to the page of a social media personality in a religiously divided country?

6. The narrator, whose name is not even mentioned and his claims cannot be verified portrayed himself as an extremist fanatic when he was Muslim. Funnily enough, he was fanatical enough not to exchange hand shake with a coptic Christian because the Christian was wearing a crucifix but he was "polite", according to him in a contradictory manner to allow the same Christian man to pray for his sick cousin. This makes no sense at all. A normal, sane, tolerant, mentally stable and informed Muslim will shake hands with Christians and people of other faiths; but when it comes to prayers, he will not allow a person from another faith to exercise that rite on him or his close ones. Why would a popular sociel media personality spread unverifiable claims?

To conclude, this is a propaganda narrative based on minsinformarion and falsehood to spread hate against Muslims by portraying the Islamic faith as the reflection of the Islamophobic narration championed by an Israeli propaganda machine and narrated by some unknown person, whose claims and history cannot be verified. Mr Ednut has offered himself, whether paid or not, as a willing vessel to channel such a poisonous message to a Nigerian audience.

The Nigerian authorities such as NBC and the ministry of information should look into the spread of such evil intended messages that can stir religious feud. The Nigerian security forces should invite and investigate Mr Ednut to ask him how much he was paid, if at all to spread such an offensive message against Muslims and their faith.

CC Seun