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U.S Envoy, Waltz affirms "Christian Genocide" in Nigeria

Kings Olajide
The United States (US) Ambassador to the United Nations (UN), Mike Waltz, on Tuesday, November 18, 2025 described the recent alleged killings of Christians in Nigeria as “genocide wearing the mask of chaos”, highlighting the increasing pace of religious violence in the country.

Speaking at an event hosted by the US Mission to the UN, Waltz warned of disproportionate suffering among Christians, citing families torn apart, clergy repeatedly assassinated, and entire church congregations under attack.

“We have an entire faith being erased, one bullet at a time, one torched Bible at a time,” he stated.

The remarks were echoed by representatives from Open Doors, an international Christian organization supporting persecuted believers, which noted that attacks, historically concentrated in northern, Muslim-majority states, are spreading into the Middle Belt and southern regions of Nigeria.

"Militants, including Fulani herders and Boko Haram, continue to target Christians, often committing sexual violence against women," the group asserted.

However, in response, the Nigerian government has rejected claims of widespread religious intolerance.

President Bola Tinubu stressed on his social media handle that religious freedom and tolerance had been a core tenet of the country’s collective identity, emphasizing that Nigeria opposes persecution.

The US' President, Donald Trump had earlier warned that continued attacks could jeopardize foreign aid being granted to Nigeria, advocating the urgent need for accountability and protection for vulnerable communities.

It could be recalled that Trump recently decried the ongoing genocide and alleged violations of religious freedom in Nigeria, describing it as an attack on the Christian community whereby he tagged the world's populous black nation as a "country of particular concern".

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