₦airaland Forum

See what Tinubu has turned our once-revered Bishop Kukah into🥲. Grand obfuscation at its finest. A whole thesis just to play around the MAIN issue.

Like Dele Farotimi opined, no one should boast of their integrity until they’ve survived Tinubu.

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Of the Persecution of Christians in Nigeria :
My Response

Bishop Matthew Hassan KUKAH

For over a week, I have been in the news on the basis of multiple claims that I had said that there was no persecution of Christians in Nigeria.

The outpouring of emotions is understandable especially against the backdrop of the inviolability of life, the extermination of which must not be undermined by any debates on numbers or intent.

I am grateful to my colleagues at The Kukah Centre, who issued a Statement while I was caught up with a tight schedule. I nevertheless believe that is no substitute for my personal responsibility.

First, let me say how sincerely sorry I am to be associated with representations that understandably are a source of great pain and mental anguish to so many of my brothers and sisters within the body of Christ. The outpouring of emotions suggests to me the investment of trust in me, an onus I do not take lightly.

I am baffled that despite the clarity of my position, there appear to be determined efforts to ascribed to me a position as saying that there is no persecution of Christians in Nigeria. Nothing could be further from the truth.

So, for the records, I did not say that Christians are not persecuted in Nigeria! Addressing an audience of the Catholic Knights of St. Mulumba in Kaduna on November 28th, I had spoken about the challenges of bearing witness to Christ in a time of persecution. I drew lessons from history and the stories of brave men and women in Nigeria and Africa as models of witnessing in times such as these. I concluded that the greatest challenge for Christians was unity and solidarity. Given the huge human and material resources that we have as Christians in Nigeria, if only we stood together, I argued, we would have no reason to be victims of persecution. Nothing here implied a denial of the fate of Christians.

Over the years, I have spoken extensively on the theme of persecution of Christians and have argued then as now that by whatever name we choose to call or describe our predicament, the bloodshed needs to end as soon as yesterday because our common humanity is at stake. The government and its security agencies have an urgent responsibility to bring the perpetrators to account. It is their neglect of this duty or their failure to accomplish it that detains us all in an appearance of disagreement without difference.

As a people, I believe we owe ourselves the collective duty to regain our humanity not as perpetual victims but as equal citizens of our land. Too many innocent souls have been lost, too much blood shed and our children and citizens are in captivity. Amidst the nadir of this pain, it is important that we focus on reclaiming the soul of our nation.

I am deeply sorry for the unnecessary distraction. These moments are too serious for us to equivocate. This is not the time for us to retreat or be distracted. This is a contest that we must win. The journey may be painful. We may falter along the way but we will only reach our destination by learning our lessons, standing up even when we stumble, and always keeping our eyes on the ultimate prize, peace for our country, Justice for those injured, and reconciliation for our people.

This is a struggle that I have committed most of my pastoral and intellectual life to. It is a struggle in which I pray that, by clinging to the old rugged cross, we can one day exchange it for a crown. So, let us all get back on the road especially as the spirit of Bethlehem beckons.

08/12/2025.

Please what is the source and soup of this news, may be another unedited news.

iwaeda:
Please what is the source and soup of this news, may be another unedited news.

It's sourceful and I will add the condiments soonest

Their loyalty isnt with God but with their stomachs. Fear Hausas.
Whatever secures the bag is their priority. Thats why they prefer to distribute the misery and fight the other side for their masters even when heavily disregarded.

Notice how the write up has changed the wording from “Genocide” to “Persecution”

Catholic clergymen should stop trying to teach their followers about the importance of enduring pain. It's not put destiny to endure pain!

Trying to make it look like persecution is a part of life that will should learn to tolerate or live with is jejune.
It is time to push back those who think they can always trample on others..

Thenqirld belongs to all of us..

Gilgil:
Notice how the write up has changed the wording from “Genocide” to “Persecution”

With due respect, Bishop Matthew Hassan Kukah has always been consistently inconsistent on sensitive national issues.
The speech in question was too clear and too detailed for anyone to mistake or misquote. The reaction is simply an afterthought which is at variance with what was plainly communicated.

Sorry! Useless of all the uselessness. Kukah turned up more worst that Reno Omokri and other despicable and humanity of this generation denying.

However, Kukah should simply understand that that no damage control or whitewashing can ever reverse that infamy of denying the bloodshed of many Christians by the fanatic jihadists.

Yes there is an apology but it was full of controversy and antithesis. However an apology has been tendered but Kukkah should know that there is no trust between him and the Nigeria body of Christ.

No source...waste of time!

Going by the write-up, this is NOT an apology, he didn't rescind his position.

He only stated that he agrees that there is persecution of Christians but not genocide!

So for those of you desperately wanting an apology, keep waiting!

Kukah is a great politician.
He should be bold to contest for APC national chairman.

He cannot say that word 'genocide', something he propagated just few years ago. Hypocrisy

Bishop Kukah, you lost my respect.

Please drop your cassock, wear Babariga and join politics..

No god of man frolicking with politicians is a saint. Quote me daily!

Money is the root of all evil.
while Tinubuuuu is the root of all iniquity

Based on catholic teachings ,one should count him or herself lucky if they are persecuted because they are followers of Christ. The truth is that's how Many people that are remembered as saint today suffered.some were killed in churches.


My question is ,if we allow them to kill all of US,who then will preach the gospel??. Those who wish to die as martyrs know where to go so they'll be martyred. Then let there be protections for those who still want to live longer on earth

Sir
You already nailed Christ to the cross and trampled on the flock when you directly claimed Christians were not being murdered nor persecuted in Nigeria because they were well educated and endowed materially

Father KUKA fall hand seriously.
Like KUKA like father Alia of Benue.
Men of God should stay away from politics.
It makes them liers

greatiyk4u:
See what Tinubu has turned our once-revered Bishop Kukah into🥲. Grand obfuscation at its finest. A whole thesis just to play around the MAIN issue.

Like Dele Farotimi opined, no one should boast of their integrity until they’ve survived Tinubu.

👇👇👇👇

Of the Persecution of Christians in Nigeria :
My Response

Bishop Matthew Hassan KUKAH

For over a week, I have been in the news on the basis of multiple claims that I had said that there was no persecution of Christians in Nigeria.

The outpouring of emotions is understandable especially against the backdrop of the inviolability of life, the extermination of which must not be undermined by any debates on numbers or intent.

I am grateful to my colleagues at The Kukah Centre, who issued a Statement while I was caught up with a tight schedule. I nevertheless believe that is no substitute for my personal responsibility.

First, let me say how sincerely sorry I am to be associated with representations that understandably are a source of great pain and mental anguish to so many of my brothers and sisters within the body of Christ. The outpouring of emotions suggests to me the investment of trust in me, an onus I do not take lightly.

I am baffled that despite the clarity of my position, there appear to be determined efforts to ascribed to me a position as saying that there is no persecution of Christians in Nigeria. Nothing could be further from the truth.

So, for the records, I did not say that Christians are not persecuted in Nigeria! Addressing an audience of the Catholic Knights of St. Mulumba in Kaduna on November 28th, I had spoken about the challenges of bearing witness to Christ in a time of persecution. I drew lessons from history and the stories of brave men and women in Nigeria and Africa as models of witnessing in times such as these. I concluded that the greatest challenge for Christians was unity and solidarity. Given the huge human and material resources that we have as Christians in Nigeria, if only we stood together, I argued, we would have no reason to be victims of persecution. Nothing here implied a denial of the fate of Christians.

Over the years, I have spoken extensively on the theme of persecution of Christians and have argued then as now that by whatever name we choose to call or describe our predicament, the bloodshed needs to end as soon as yesterday because our common humanity is at stake. The government and its security agencies have an urgent responsibility to bring the perpetrators to account. It is their neglect of this duty or their failure to accomplish it that detains us all in an appearance of disagreement without difference.

As a people, I believe we owe ourselves the collective duty to regain our humanity not as perpetual victims but as equal citizens of our land. Too many innocent souls have been lost, too much blood shed and our children and citizens are in captivity. Amidst the nadir of this pain, it is important that we focus on reclaiming the soul of our nation.

I am deeply sorry for the unnecessary distraction. These moments are too serious for us to equivocate. This is not the time for us to retreat or be distracted. This is a contest that we must win. The journey may be painful. We may falter along the way but we will only reach our destination by learning our lessons, standing up even when we stumble, and always keeping our eyes on the ultimate prize, peace for our country, Justice for those injured, and reconciliation for our people.

This is a struggle that I have committed most of my pastoral and intellectual life to. It is a struggle in which I pray that, by clinging to the old rugged cross, we can one day exchange it for a crown. So, let us all get back on the road especially as the spirit of Bethlehem beckons.

08/12/2025.

Haba kukah...u disappointed Nigerians. No one even asked u to lie...jst say d truth

What a disaster to the priesthood