The Nigerian Supreme Council for Islamic Affairs (NSCIA) has dismissed the designation of Nigeria as a “Country of Particular Concern” (CPC) by United States President, Donald Trump, stressed that There is no Christian genocide in Nigeria. Both Muslims and Christians are victims of terrorists and criminal gangs. These attackers do not represent Islam. They kill Muslims, destroy mosques, and target everyone.”
Speaking at a media briefing on Sunday in Abuja, the position of the Council was made known through its National Secretary, Prof. Ishaq Oloyede, stressed that both Muslims and Christians suffer from the same security challenges fuelled by terrorism, criminality, inequality, and climate-driven resource conflicts.
Oloyede stated, “There is no Christian genocide in Nigeria. Both Muslims and Christians are victims of terrorists and criminal gangs. These attackers do not represent Islam. They kill Muslims, destroy mosques, and target everyone.”
He argued that independent investigations by global conflict monitors, including Amnesty International, have found no evidence that the violence in Nigeria meets the legal threshold for genocide.
According to Oloyede, efforts to label Nigeria a persecution hotspot escalated after the country reaffirmed its backing for a two-state solution in Palestine at the United Nations. insisting that claims of “Christian genocide” in Nigeria were false, politically motivated, and rooted in foreign propaganda.
