By Abdul-Ganiyy Akanbi <\/p>\n
Muslim Media Watch Group of Nigeria, MMWG, has called on the United States of America “not to rely on the biased, unverifiable and false report against Nigeria on the socalled persecution or killing of Christians in Nigeria.\u201c<\/p>\n
The group, established in 2006 with the aim of promoting objective peace, unity and tranquility in Nigeria and all over the world; stated that “there is no iota of truth in that report which spread to America by the enemies of Nigeria and United States of America.\u201c<\/p>\n
In a statement signed and released on Friday by the National Coordinator of the group, Alhaji Abdullahi Ibrahim, it
\nadded that the issue of sanctioning of promoters of false accusations is one of its cardinal objectives – while strengthening of inter-religious unity through lectures and dialogues remains its focus.<\/p>\n
MMWG maintained that insecurity trajectory in Nigeria that has featured among others – terrorism, kidnapping, arson, and wanton killings of innocent people were criminalities that are being tackled by the Nigeria’s security forces under the former and current administration in the country.<\/p>\n
“In all these criminalities, none ever targeted any religious group – rather people of various religious persuasions are being affected of which reliable data confirmed that Muslims are deeply affected than the Christians in Nigeria as the centre of insecurity remains the Northern parts of Nigeria…<\/p>\n
“The nation would have witnessed more terrible carnages than recorded so far if separatist group known – Indigenous People of Biafra, IPOB was not banned some years ago by the Federal Government of Nigeria,” it explained.<\/p>\n
The group, therefore, condemned the false report claimed to have emanated from Nnamdi Kanu that Igbo people and Christians were being killed in the country..<\/p>\n
It maintained that while the report of Igbo people being killed in the past was true, those responsible for the insecurity and killings were the members of IPOB and the Eastern Security Network, ESN who targeted anybody that came out for their lawful businesses were being gunned down by separatists armed groups on sit-at-home days unlawfully declared by them.<\/p>\n
MMWG added that the efforts of the Federal Government in sustaining the ban and the use of the military to stop that recklessness is what has returned peace to the Eastern parts of the country till today.<\/p>\n
The group, therefore, called on President Trump not to rely on that false report upon which he based his declaration of Nigeria as country of particular concern, CPC, rather he should work on officially documented reports of its Embassy in Nigeria which diplomatic reports would surely credit the effort of Federal Government in maintaining law and order across Nigeria.<\/p>\n
It pointed out that under the present administration, the wife of the President is not just a Christian, but a Pastor of Redeemed Christian Church of God, RCCG with Chief of Defence Staff, the Secretary to the Government of the Federation, the Head of Service, the Director of the State Security and the Inspector-General of Police – all being Christians, adding that “this governmental structure ought to convince Trump that those accusing Tinubu’s administration of committing or supporting any Christian genocide are shameless liars and unpatriotic elements who cannot justify any of their assertions.”<\/p>\n
On the killings in Plateau and Benue States; the group maintained that it was errornous to label it as Christian persecution “as it is farmers-herders conflicts of over 30 years that have been responsible for that, which the Federal Government has never relented its efforts in tackling.”<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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