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Ex-Presidential Aide Says U.S. Missionary Alex Barbir Critical Of Tinubu Govt Over ‘Christian Killings’ Ordered To Leave Nigeria

A former presidential aide, Bashir Ahmad, has claimed that Nigerian authorities have ordered American missionary Alex Barbir to leave the country over allegations of inciting religious tensions.

Ahmad served as the Personal Assistant on New Media to former President Muhammadu Buhari from 2016 to 2019, and subsequently as Special Assistant on Digital Communications from 2019 to 2023.

The former presidential aide, who is a prominent member of the All Progressives Congress (APC), made the assertion in a statement on Wednesday, citing information from what he described as a reliable source.

“A reliable source has informed me that the hate monger, Mr. Alex Barbir, has been ordered by the authorities to leave this country,” Ahmad said Wednesday.

He further alleged that Barbir had engaged in activities capable of destabilising communities since his arrival in Nigeria.

“Since arriving in Nigeria, he has been attempting to ignite religious tensions, particularly in communities he visited across the North Central region,” he added.

Ahmad stressed the importance of safeguarding national unity, warning against actions that could threaten peace and coexistence.

“Our nation’s peace and unity must never be compromised and anyone found promoting division should be held accountable,” he said.

As of the time of filing this report, there has been no official confirmation from government authorities regarding the alleged directive.

Barbir has also not publicly disclosed that he has asked to leave Nigeria by the authorities. The American missionary has been critical of the Nigerian government, he recently condemned President Bola Tinubu leadership over killings in Jos on Palm Sunday.

On Sunday, at Anguwan Rukuba community in Jos North Local Government Area of Plateau State, no fewer than 26 persons were confirmed dead following the deadly Palm Sunday attack, with more victims still hospitalised.

In a fresh video released on Monday morning and obtained by SaharaReporters, lifeless bodies of victims were seen lying out, as community members struggled to come to terms with the scale of the killings.

In February, Barbir alleged that Fulani militia were behind a wave of killings across parts of Nigeria, accusing the Federal Government of failing to act and attempting to suppress what he described as a targeted campaign against Christians.

Barbir, who recently visited Nigeria, made the claims while addressing concerns over insecurity in several states in an interview with American based news outlet, CBN News.

“The Fulani terrorists are massacring terrorists Christians across Nigeria, they are taking over land, the Nigerian government are doing nothing about it," he said.

He further dismissed suggestions that Boko Haram insurgents were primarily responsible for the violence in certain regions, insisting instead that armed Fulani groups were to blame.

“In Benue, it's not Boko Haram; in Plateau, it's not Boko Haram; in Taraba, it's not primarily Boko Haram; in Kaduna, it's not Boko Haram, it's Fulani that are going about killing, massacring,” he said.

The missionary also accused the government of shielding perpetrators and downplaying reports of attacks on Christian communities.

“We need to deal with them, the government is not doing anything, they are basically covering them up. They are paying billions to lobby, saying there is no Christian genocide,” Barbir alleged.

Questioning what he described as a culture of silence, he added, “Why are we hiding the truth, who is going to be the one to say the truth, fight for the people and life of Nigerians, if it's just me, I will do it.”

He called on Christians to be more vocal, stating, “We need more people, we can't be Christians and stay on the sidelines.”

Barbir’s comments come amid previous reports in which he accused the Benue State Government of attempting to frustrate his plans to rebuild Yelwata village, which was attacked by bandits.

He was quoted as saying he wanted to construct a market for the people of Yelwata, but the government rejected the proposal and instead sent him a market blueprint valued at N300 million.

He insists the project can be completed for no more than ₦60 million.

Barbir also claimed that there’s no market in any Nigerian village that is worth N300 million, alleging that certain individuals were exploiting the suffering of Benue indigenes affected by bandit attacks for personal gain.

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Forget Iran Or Middle-East; War Is At Home In Nigeria – US Missionary Narrates Gruesome Killings In Jos, Other Locations.
April 2, 2026
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An American missionary and humanitarian worker, Alex Barbir, has warned that the persistent killings across Nigeria indicate that the country is effectively facing a domestic war, stressing that both Christians and Muslims have been victims of the violence.

Barbir made the remarks during an interview on New Central Television, while reacting to the recent wave of attacks in Plateau State, where more than 26 people were reportedly killed in cold blood in renewed violence that has once again thrown communities into mourning.

According to the missionary, the scale, coordination and persistence of the attacks across different regions of Nigeria show that the country is experiencing something far more serious than isolated criminal incidents.

He said the pattern of killings he has personally witnessed since arriving in Nigeria paints a grim picture of a country grappling with widespread violence.

“When I first arrived in Nigeria, I arrived through ambushes in Miango, people being killed right by military barracks and checkpoints. Ziki was burned and 50 people killed. Since my time in Nigeria, I cannot come here and not experience killing,” Barbir said.

The missionary described how close he was to the scene of the latest killings in Jos, explaining that the violence occurred only a short distance from where he was staying.

“People ask, how was I so quick to go to the scene there in Jos? When people are massacred 10 minutes from the hotel, it doesn't take long to go. I could walk to the scene. And so we see killing, killing, killing, killing,” he said.

When asked during the interview whether he feared for his life when visiting such volatile locations, Barbir insisted that he was not afraid at the time.

“I drove. But I had no fear because I knew that at that point, Christians were there. The Muslims that came in, they had killed those people there innocently.

“And I knew that the scene was still tense. But it was calm because I knew that if something were to happen, you have 500 Christians sitting there together. We'll be unified.”

Barbir further argued that the attacks being carried out in several communities across the country show clear signs of coordination and planning, rather than random acts of banditry.

“These attacks are clearly planned. It's not just simply ambushing and killing one people or two people. But when you look at Barkin Ladi, you look at Bokkos, in the villages when they attacked on Christmas Eve, you have thousands of fighters that attack in unison, countless villages all at the same time,” he said.

Barkin Ladi and Bokkos local government areas of Plateau State have in recent years witnessed repeated attacks on rural communities, with hundreds of residents killed and several villages destroyed in coordinated raids.

Barbir insisted that describing the attacks merely as criminal acts fails to capture the true nature of the violence.

“This is not just some random criminality. If someone decides to take their gun that they have with a shotgun, whatever it is, and go to a village and just kill somebody. This is war being waged on people,” he said.

He also questioned the narrative that Nigeria is not at war, noting the widespread deployment of security forces across the country.Nigeria politics analysis

“And I know frank talk about war. If there's no war in Nigeria, what is happening? In every state, you have security forces deployed everywhere. In every state, you have people that are being killed, both Christian and Muslim.

“And if that's not war, what is war? War is at home right now in Nigeria. Forget talking about anywhere else in the world or Iran or the Middle East. Right now, people are being massacred across Nigeria.”

The missionary further cited his experience in Kwara State, where he said he recently attempted to rebuild a village that had been destroyed during an attack.

“Even in Kwara, I was in Kwara to go rebuild Woro village three weeks ago. That's why I came to Nigeria, to rebuild for primarily Muslims. The chairman, the governor and security forces, they said no.

“They said it's a little bit too risky for you right now to build. I haven't heard from them. But we went there.”

Barbir added that Muslims were also victims of similar attacks in the area.

“Muslims were killed. They came in the night and they destroyed everything. They even just blew up a bomb recently in Niger and Zamfara and Sokoto, all these places.”

The states he referenced — Niger State, Zamfara State, and Sokoto State — have experienced years of banditry, kidnappings, and violent raids by armed groups targeting rural communities.

According to Barbir, the scale of the operations carried out by the attackers demonstrates that the violence is organised and systematic.

“You have hundreds of fighters that are coming and killing people, killing villages, burning and stealing and taking over everything. How is that not coordinated?” he asked.

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