""Christianity is facing an existential threat in Nigeria.""
""The characterization of Nigeria as religiously intolerant does not refelect our national reality.""
""the mass murder of Christians by Islamist jihadists.""
""deliberate, systematic attack on Christians is inaccurate and harmful.""
President Donald Trump claimed that "Christianity is facing an existential threat in Nigeria" and warned the US could deploy troops or carry out airstrikes over alleged targeted killings of Christians. President Bola Tinubu rejected that characterization, saying "The characterization of Nigeria as religiously intolerant does not refelect our national reality." Influencers and faith groups amplified claims of a "Christian genocide" amid attacks on churches and communities across central and northern Nigeria. Senator Ted Cruz accused officials of ignoring "the mass murder of Christians by Islamist jihadists" and pursued sanctions. Minister Mohammed Idris acknowledged security problems but called claims of a "deliberate, systematic attack on Christians is inaccurate and harmful." Violence since mid-2023 has killed about 10,000, abducted hundreds and displaced up to three million, with Benue and Plateau worst-hit. Analysts and survivors say the violence crosses faiths and is driven by land disputes, climate change and poverty.
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