The Nigerian Supreme Council for Islamic Affairs (NSCIA)Nigerian Supreme Council for Islamic Affairs (NSCIA) has strongly condemned america’ resolution to designate Nigeria as a “Nation of Specific Concern” (CPC), describing it as a political transfer based mostly on false claims of Christian persecution.
Talking at a press convention in Abuja on Sunday, November 9, the Council stated the designation was influenced by “Islamophobic and unpatriotic Nigerians” who misled the U.S. authorities into believing that Christians are being focused in Nigeria.
In keeping with the NSCIA, the violence within the nation shouldn’t be non secular however a nationwide safety challenge that impacts each Muslims and Christians. “We have now not been emphasising the killings of Muslims as a result of we don’t see it as a spiritual warfare, however a nationwide safety challenge,” the Council acknowledged.
It argued that claims of a “Christian genocide” collapse when put next with details and unbiased experiences. Quoting Amnesty Worldwide and the Armed Battle Location & Occasion Information Undertaking (ACLED), the Council stated there’s “no proof of non secular motivation” behind the killings in Nigeria, including that each Muslims and Christians are victims of terrorism and banditry.
The NSCIA stated the actual causes of the violence embody ecological pressures, criminality, and governance failures. It pointed to local weather change, poverty, unemployment, and unlawful mining as key elements driving the disaster. “This isn’t an Islamist invasion; it’s a determined battle for survival,” the Council defined.
The group additionally accused some overseas politicians, Nigerian separatists, and native “disaster entrepreneurs” of selling false genocide claims for private or political achieve. It named U.S. Senator Ted Cruz and Congressman Riley Moore amongst these “energising their home evangelical base” by spreading misinformation.
In keeping with the NSCIA, some teams such because the “Biafra Republic Authorities In-Exile” have been spending tens of millions of {dollars} on lobbying efforts in Washington to painting Nigeria as unsafe for Christians, with the objective of destabilising the nation.
The Council prompt that the U.S. resolution could also be linked to Nigeria’s rising ties with China and its public help for Palestine on the United Nations. “This marketing campaign escalated after Nigeria reaffirmed its help for a two-state answer and the Palestinian folks,” the Council stated.
It known as on Nigerian Christians to reject makes an attempt to divide the nation alongside non secular traces. “You aren’t our enemies; you might be our compatriots and neighbours. We’re all victims of a failed safety system and prison insurgency,” the assertion added.
The NSCIA urged the U.S. authorities to withdraw the designation and help Nigeria with intelligence and logistics as an alternative of actions that might “fragment the nation.”
“We affirm that there isn’t a Christian genocide in Nigeria. There isn’t a Muslim genocide in Nigeria. What we face is poverty, local weather change, dangerous governance, and crime. Nigeria’s unity won’t be damaged by lies,” the Council declared
