President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has rejected claims at home and abroad that Christians are facing genocide in Nigeria, insisting that both Christians and Muslims are victims of terrorism and criminality rather than targets of state-sponsored religious cleansing.
Speaking at a NASFAT event in Abuja, Tinubu said Nigeria’s insecurity is driven by historical, economic and governance problems which extremists exploit, not by official hostility to any religion. He warned that inflammatory genocide narratives risk deepening divisions and damaging the country’s international reputation.
The president pledged to protect all Nigerians regardless of faith and asked religious leaders to help de-escalate tension rather than amplify sectarian framing of violence. The comments come after international voices, including former U.S. President Donald Trump, described attacks on Christians as genocide, a label Abuja strongly disputes.
Source: Punch – “No Christian, Muslim genocide in Nigeria – Tinubu”.