Words matter – especially when they distort reality. The tragic killings in Nigeria are real, painful, and unacceptable. But to label them as a “Christian genocide” is not only false – it is dangerously misleading.

Terrorism, banditry, and communal violence in Nigeria have never spared anyone – Christian, Muslim, or otherwise. Groups like Boko Haram, ISWAP, Christian militias, and violent herdsmen have taken Muslim lives in even greater numbers. Muslims in the South-South and South-East regions of the country have been slaughtered, including entire families, by terrorist and violent groups like IPOB and Bakassi Boys. Also, thousands of Muslim clerics, traditional leaders, and worshippers have been executed for rejecting extremist ideologies.

Reports show that more than half of Boko Haram’s victims are Muslims.
– Over 6,000 mosques have been destroyed in Northern Nigeria since 2009.
– In one day alone, over 2,000 Muslims were massacred in Bama by Boko Haram.

To twist this reality into a “Christian genocide” narrative is to weaponize grief – and inflame division in an already fragile nation.

True justice demands truth.
Let us stand for humanity, not sectarian propaganda.

Nigeria’s pain is collective. So must be our empathy. The Muslim Public Affairs Centre (MPAC) rejects narratives that distort reality, whether introduced by foreigners with agendas conflicting with Nigeria’s interests and heritage or by local collaborators promoting exclusive victimhood myths.

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