The Federal Government has strongly rejected recent allegations circulating on international media platforms and by online influencers, which suggest that Christian communities in the country are being systematically targeted in a religious genocide.
The Minister of Information and National Orientation, Mohammed Idris, described the allegations as “false, baseless, despicable, and divisive,” saying that they present a “gross misrepresentation of reality.”
Idris said that “Portraying Nigeria’s security challenges as a targeted campaign against a single religious group is a gross misrepresentation of reality.
He says that terrorists’ activities in Nigeria affect people of all faiths.