Again, FG denounces claims of genocide against Christians

The Federal Government has powerfully denounced the caller comments by a U.S. Senator Ted Cruz alleging genocide and targeted killings of Christians successful Nigeria.

The Minister of Information and National Orientation, Alhaji Mohammed Idris, described the claims arsenic false, misleading, and not reflective of the world connected the ground.

Speaking successful an exclusive interrogation with a U.S.-based Fox News, the Minister firmly rejected the allegations.

In a connection by Idris’ Special Assistant connected Media, Rabiu Ibrahim connected Wednesday successful Abuja, the minister

said: “This is not the reflection of what is connected the ground. I mean, it’s mendacious wherever you accidental implicit 20,000 churches person been burned.

“It’s besides mendacious if you accidental 52,000 (Christians killed). Where did helium get those numbers from? I deliberation this is perfectly absurd. It’s not supported by immoderate facts whatsoever. The Nigerian authorities rejects that.

“No Nigerian officials volition willingly, deliberately indulge successful the enactment of siding with convulsive extremists to people immoderate peculiar religion successful this country. This is perfectly false.”

He reaffirmed Nigeria’s committedness to spiritual state and peaceful coexistence, adding that Nigeria is simply a multi-faith country, meaning that it’s a state that has aggregate religions.

“Nigeria is simply a precise tolerant country. The authorities of Nigeria is committed to ensuring that determination is spiritual state successful this country.”

He, however, acknowledged the challenges of convulsive extremism that impact each Nigerians careless of faith.

“It’s unfortunate, sadly, that immoderate of these extremists person killed a fig of Christians and a fig of Muslims astir everyplace this convulsive extremism has support.

“So, it’s not true. We find that to beryllium precise unfortunate. It’s despicable, it’s not right. This is perfectly mendacious to accidental that determination is simply a calculated oregon a deliberate effort to termination a peculiar spiritual group; it’s not correct,” Idris said.

The national government, helium said, is reassuring its citizens and the planetary assemblage that the information forces stay committed to combating coercion and banditry successful each forms, and volition proceed to support each Nigerian without discrimination.

(NAN)

The station Again, FG denounces claims of genocide against Christians appeared archetypal connected Vanguard News.