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A former presidential aide, Reno Omokri, has dismissed as false claims by American talk show host Bill Maher that Christians are being systematically killed in Nigeria.

Maher, in a viral clip from his show Real Time with Bill Maher, alleged that up to 500,000 Christians had been killed in the country, describing the The video was circulated by international influencers, including Radio Genoa, an anti-Islamic personality on X.

Reacting in a statement on Sunday, Omokri said the claims were unfounded and contradicted global records on terrorism and insecurity.

“According to the Institute’s 2024 Global Terrorism Index, a total of 8,352 people died from terror and insecurity last year.

“Even when you add this to the 36,000 civilians the United Nations says were killed by armed conflicts globally in the same year, you will agree with me that it is preposterous to allege that half a million Christians were killed in Nigeria last year, or Mr Maher’s more conservative figure of 100,000,” he said.
He stressed that insecurity in Nigeria affects both Christians and Muslims, noting that more Muslims have been victims in recent years.


“According to the Armed Conflict Location and Event Data, ACLED, between 2010 and 2023, 13,485 people have died in these attacks, with the vast majority being Muslims. Bad enough. But nowhere near 500,000, or 100,000,” Omokri explained.

The former presidential aide argued that terrorists had initially sought to ignite a religious war but were frustrated by the maturity of Christian leaders.

“The point of this treatise is simply to dispel the propaganda spread by either ignorant or mischievous persons about a genocide in Nigeria. Such a thing is the figment of the imagination of those making such wild and dangerous claims,” Omokri added.

PUNCH Online had reported that former Aviation Minister, Femi Fani-Kayode, and President Bola Tinubu’s Special Adviser on Social Media, Dada Olusegun, have dismissed claims by American television host Bill Maher that Nigeria is experiencing systemic killings of Christians.

The two Nigerian political leaders said the allegations misrepresent the country’s security situation, risk inflaming religious tensions, and undermine the progress of ongoing counterterrorism efforts.



Source: PunchNg

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Hehehe! Reno Omokri refuting the obvious solemn truth glaring to the whole world. There is nothing this man will not defend just to eat political crumbs that fell out off the tables of his political slave masters

Reno Omokri who spent the better part of Buhari’s eight-year tenure selling the Leah Sharibu story with an authored book and cashing out on her plight via donations from country to country is now denouncing the killing of Christians in Nigeria. He's a major reason why the narrative that Christians are being singled out and killed in Nigeria gained traction in the international community. He's now lapping up his own vomit because he has been put on payroll.

Racoon:
Hehehe! Reno Omokri refuting the obvious solemn truth glaring to the whole world. There is nothing this man will not defend just to eat political crumbs that fell out off the tables of his political slave masters

There is nothing obvious nor the truth about what that comedian has said more than what the Muslims in the North have as well alleged that Muslims were being systematical killed by the government of Jonathan.

You can imagine if Gumi or Sultan of Sokoto owning private jets was used by Buhari government to ILLEGALLY SMUGGLE ARMS from South Africa. What is going to be your conclusion?

The CAN President, Orisejafor's Jet was used for smuggling of arms ILLEGALLY by the Jonathan's government from South Africa which the South Africa government intercepted.

Until we become objective and not make a religious coloration about this insecurities that is when we will find a lasting solution.

Una still dey call that goatee a former presidential aide?

Those who swallowed the earlier report should answer this

If the Muslim have been the most affected in the killings in North, abeg who is killing the christians in Southern Nigeria?

Racoon:
Hehehe! Reno Omokri refuting the obvious solemn truth glaring to the whole world. There is nothing this man will not defend just to eat political crumbs that fell out off the tables of his political slave masters

Try and be positive for once in your life

Who is killing the christians in Southern Nigeria

Shameless Reno

helinues:
Try and be positive for once in your life

Who is killing the christians in Southern Nigeria

Where did Bill Maher mention Southern Nigeria ?

FarahAideed:
Where did Bill Maher mention Southern Nigeria ?

If the report was about overall killing of Christian in Nigeria, should I have mentioned Eritrean people?

See, don't let me block you as this your fixated mindset is no longer making sense

How do you expect him to eat and pay rent in UK, the man is obviously jobless and has no other means of income

Gerhards:
How do you expect him to eat and pay rent in UK, the man is obviously jobless and has no other means of income

So Reno is residing in UK. Chai, this una hatred for others is no longer making any sense

Stop giving him that title presidential aid he never be one that is what maje his big head to swell up.

helinues:
So Reno is residing in UK. Chai, this una hatred for others is no longer making any sense

He abandoned his wife in the United States to squat with Ethiopian woman in the UK, with no job, but feed from crumbs from Tinubu , I didn't know he has relocated again, where is he now?

Gerhards:
He abandoned his wife in the United States to squat with Ethiopian woman in the UK, with no job, but feed from crumbs from Tinubu , I didn't know he has relocated again, where is he now?

And productive you know about others private life

Chai, sir kettle, I hail oo

helinues:
Try and be positive for once in your life

Who is killing the christians in Southern Nigeria

The armed men entered the church in south-west Nigeria during a service killing several people. Deborah killers are yet to be arrested until now

Gerhards:
The armed men entered the church in south-west Nigeria during a service killing several people. Deborah killers are yet to be arrested until now

You have shifted from your initial assertion and be sounding incoherently

Who do you like this self?

helinues:
And productive you know about others private life

Chai, sir kettle, I hail oo

Nobody with job would be online 24/7 like Reno dishing out lies and propaganda everyday

helinues:
You have shifted from your initial assertion and be sounding incoherently

Who do you like this self?

You have already forget what happened in owo? Christians were killed

Gerhards:
Nobody with job would be online 24/7 like Reno dishing out lies and propaganda everyday

How did productive you get to know he spend 24/7 online?

Try and be thinking before accusing others

helinues:
How did productive you get to know he spend 24/7 online?

Try and be thinking before accusing others

It's an open secret, Reno is into full time stomach infrastructure, has the Ethiopian woman gotten rid of him too?

AMINDA:
Reno Omokri who spent the better part of Buhari’s eight-year tenure selling the Leah Sharibu story with an authored book and cashing out on her plight via donations from country to country is now denouncing the killing of Christians in Nigeria. He's a major reason why the narrative that Christians are being singled out and killed in Nigeria gained traction in the international community. He's now lapping up his own vomit because he has been put on payroll.

No one relates with Tinubu and retains his integrity or conscience, I repeat no one

To say this guy was shouting then that Buhari wanted to islamize Nigeria this and that