₦airaland Forum

PRESS RELEASE

NIGERIA REFUTES CLAIMS OF TARGETED KILLINGS OF CHRISTIANS

The Ministry of Foreign Affairs expresses deep concern over the recent wave of misinformation and misleading reports alleging targeted killings of Christians in Nigeria. This unfortunate development appears to be aimed at influencing foreign governments, particularly the United States, to designate Nigeria as a Country of Particular Concern (CPC) due to purported violence against Christians.

While the Federal Government acknowledges the security challenges confronting the nation, it is imperative to clarify that these incidents are not driven by religious bias or targeted against any particular religious group. Notably, the majority of insurgency and banditry-related incidents in the predominantly Muslim northern region of Nigeria do not specifically target followers of any faith or religion. Any narrative attempting to frame such incidents as religious persecution is erroneous and misleading.

Nigeria is a multi-ethnic and multi-religious nation, and the government remains committed to protecting the lives and property of all citizens, regardless of faith, ethnicity, or gender. The country’s security challenges are complex and multifaceted, manifesting in criminality, terrorism, and communal clashes—including farmer-herder conflicts—that are not rooted in religious motivations.

Under the leadership of President Bola Ahmed Tinubu, the Nigerian government has taken significant steps to address these security concerns, including the deployment of security forces, enhanced intelligence gathering, and community engagement initiatives. The military has recorded substantial progress in curtailing the activities of bandits and insurgents. To further mitigate security threats, both federal and state authorities have adopted a combination of kinetic and non-kinetic strategies and have expedited the implementation of the National Livestock Plan.

In this regard, the government has established a Ministry of Livestock Development and appointed a Special Adviser and Coordinator of Livestock Reforms to develop sustainable solutions for pastoral farming. This initiative aims to resolve land disputes between farmers and pastoral herders, thereby addressing one of the root causes of communal conflicts.

The Ministry of Foreign Affairs urges the international community to exercise caution and verify information before drawing conclusions or making statements that could exacerbate tensions within Nigeria. We call on all stakeholders—including the media, civil society organizations, and foreign partners—to refrain from disseminating unverified claims that could undermine national unity and stability.

Nigeria remains a beacon of religious tolerance and peaceful coexistence in Africa and is committed to preserving this heritage. We welcome constructive dialogue and support from the international community in addressing our security challenges. However, we strongly reject any attempts to misrepresent the situation, distort the narrative, or sow discord among our people.

Kimiebi Imomotimi Ebienfa
Acting Spokesperson
Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Abuja
Friday, 14th March, 2025

The administration of @officialABAT President Bola Tinubu promotes religious tolerance . Since May 29th 2023, when President Tinubu assumed the office as president, there have been little or no case at all of persecution of Christians anywhere in the country.

Secondly, while we are in no way admitting or authenticating the report of the US foreign relations committee, it is note worthy to state that the committee’s report falls short of context and timelines.

President Bola Tinubu remains committed to promoting peace and religious tolerance.

Daniel Bwala
Special Adviser to the President on Policy Communication

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They will deny anything, for us to know it's the truth.

Madalla Christmas day church bombing in Abuja
Kidnapped Reverend father killed in Kaduna
Deborah
Benue repeated massacres without stop or even catching one killer
Inside Church massacre of unarmed people in Onitsha 2016
Gideon Akaluka
That Redeemed preacher woman hacked to death while preaching in Abuja
Chibok 300 girls
Ese Oruru
Lear sheribu
Owo, Ondo state church massacre
Southern Kaduna massacre of thousands of people


Too numerous to count

Keep denying it. The world knows the truth. Let the sanctions begin to rain, especially on the political class and their family members.

Can they tell us more about the bauchi farmer sentenced by supreme court for self defence.
Can they tell us why disparity in requirement to enter Nigeria unity school higher for South East.
Can they explain why no leader of all the terror groups in Nigeria has been captured and MNK is jail.
You can't be smarter than the person who is watching you

Abi

The southern Kaduna that some people want to be using as reference points, just like Benue, the attacks have been reprisal attack. We only read about when Fulani attacks, but we hardly read when the Fulani are at the receiving end

Only a mischievous person would claim that killings in Nigeria has but only religious colorations. Boko Haram kills Moslems!!

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Edited:
To those quoting me citing boko haram implementing sharia. Which sharia? The same them boko haram, bandits and terrorists that smoke heavily, drink alcohol, inject themselves with terrible drugs, do native charms and don't even observe 5* prayers? Most of you ignorants overrate the Boko Haram.

They are but a bunch of criminals and vagabonds riding on jihad. Christians hire them to do criminal biddings for them, but trust Nigerians on Nairaland, jump at any anti-Nigeria stance by foreign bodies, hate Nigeria and its government with emotions and without any reasonability.

If a thing, don't be puppets of those and foreigners with malicious intents to sow religious tensions in the country. They kill Muslim Northern farmers. They kill Muslim Northern imams and village heads that disobey them. And the earlier the religious coloration is removed from it, the earlier there'd get be Moslem support to eradicating them!

We are in the modern age of technology now, the US Congress/intelligence committee has access to satellite images, plus hundreds of thousands of assets/informants all over the world..

But why try and lie about what everyone knows? Christians are second class citizens in Nigeria, and are kiľledz on a regular basis, at least 3-4 times a year, a Christian community is targeted..

Story

God punish una

Adiok inor mbufo

Which place is serene

Thankyou so much UN
For that ban


Unam ikot

Countless load of evidences available everywhere!!

So the massive Christians killed in the middle belt is what?

Christians chased away from their village and it's renamed? From. Kahuna to brono to yobe, to taraba to Adamawa to Jos.. To niger to Benue to nassarawa

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Several Reverend fathers have been killed in the last year

In addition to many communities were Christians is predominant ransacked and their means of survival destroyed
From the north , south East and west, the stories are same

Sanctions should target those who are sponsors and not innocent Nigerians

Peaceful indeed. You go explain tire!

Just imagine

Lol

Very laughable if Nigeria is peaceful.

Killers!
Terrorists!

FULANI HERDSMEN laughing right now! 😁😁😁😁😁😁😁😁😁😁😁😁😁😁😁😁😁

Coming from a muslim-muslim ticket FG.

A young Christian farmer in taraba is about to be executed for defending his life in his farm from a Muslim fulani terrorist who came with his cattle to destroy his farm.
US Congress they are targeting Christians o, don't mind the bloody liars.

Win12345:
Can they tell us more about the bauchi farmer sentenced by supreme court for self defence.
Can they tell us why disparity in requirement to enter Nigeria unity school higher for South East.
Can they explain why no leader of all the terror groups in Nigeria has been captured and MNK is jail.
You can't be smarter than the person who is watching you

Unity school is based on the highest scores of all applicants. Stop this! Stop playing victim and working your heads with unfound information.

To explain better the high score requirements in SE, which is even meant to be a thing of pride for you lots, your students get very high scores that the minimum score (which is high btw cause you score high) to admit the maximum quota of students is the req. you see.

Igbos spent 8 years calling out Hell rufai during every massacre in South Kaduna but these yoruba Muslims defended him to high heavens. Now this same hell rufai has left their small-dcck-size-god now he is the butcher of South Kaduna.

To all true lovers of Nigeria Hell rufai is a saint. The enemy of my enemy is my friend.

We go follow them play sufferinsication politics!!

PresidObi:
They will deny anything, for us to know it's the truth.

Madalla Christmas day church bombing in Abuja
Kidnapped Reverend father killed in Niger
Deborah
Benue repeated massacres without stop or even catching one killer
Inside Church massacre of unarmed people in Onitsha 2016
Gabriel Akaluka
That Redeemed preacher woman hacked to death while preaching in Abuja
Chibok 300 girls
Ese Oruru
Lear sheribu


Too numerous to count

Gideon was his name. Not many know the story and not many know that the current Emir of Kano was jailed by Abacha for his involvment in that murder!

Yoruba people sef

Nigeria, a peaceful nation? The delusion!

Thankfully, the international community carry out their own investigation.

Is FG boko haram or bandits?

Why are they defending the atrocities of boko haram and bandits

Tomorrow they'll come and tell us USAID is sponsoring boko haram

Useless UN flexing muscle when it comes to 3rd world countries but have failed to arrest Netanyahu and his cohorts. Who takes those toothless bulldogs seriously again?

Insurgency in Nigeria has affected everyone both religion. So make them getat!!

PresidObi:
They will deny anything, for us to know it's the truth.

Madalla Christmas day church bombing in Abuja
Kidnapped Reverend father killed in Niger
Deborah
Benue repeated massacres without stop or even catching one killer
Inside Church massacre of unarmed people in Onitsha 2016
Gabriel Akaluka
That Redeemed preacher woman hacked to death while preaching in Abuja
Chibok 300 girls
Ese Oruru
Lear sheribu


Too numerous to count

The reverend father killed in Kaduna last week?
8 years of Buhari and El Rufai were the worst years to be a Christian in Nigeria.

Yet killer Fulani herdsmen and those who target Christians have never been arrested and prosecuted.
Can there be peace when you deny justice and refuse to bring the culprits to book.
We continue to pray for peace because we know some of those in charge of affairs of security are benefiting from the security challenges in one way

Which peaceful? Peaceful na em US use Boko haram act X-Men and Black panther? Peaceful na em them day butcher Christians for north? And you say peaceful? Make Una define this peaceful well well ... Ndi ara.

Government of the liers, People are being killed in thousands ( Especially Christians) every day.

Blood sucking demons in power 🥺

FG hiding behind one finger to spew rubbish. Where is Leah Sharibu?

Oj