{"id":238024,"date":"2025-12-08T07:51:43","date_gmt":"2025-12-08T07:51:43","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/abiaradiostations.name.ng\/news\/insecurity-fani-kayode-tells-us-govt-to-drop-christian-genocide-label-on-nigeria\/"},"modified":"2025-12-08T07:51:43","modified_gmt":"2025-12-08T07:51:43","slug":"insecurity-fani-kayode-tells-us-govt-to-drop-christian-genocide-label-on-nigeria","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/abiaradiostations.com.ng\/news\/insecurity-fani-kayode-tells-us-govt-to-drop-christian-genocide-label-on-nigeria\/","title":{"rendered":"Insecurity: Fani-Kayode tells US govt to drop \u2018Christian genocide\u2019 label on Nigeria"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div>\n<p data-start=\"93\" data-end=\"250\">Former minister of aviation, Femi Fan-Kayode, has urged the United States government to stop describing Nigeria\u2019s security crisis as a \u201cChristian genocide\u201d.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"252\" data-end=\"375\">Fani-Kayode made the call while welcoming Riley Moore, United States congressman, and members of his delegation to Nigeria.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"377\" data-end=\"501\">He said the violence in Nigeria does not affect Christians alone, adding that Muslims are also victims of terrorist attacks.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"503\" data-end=\"741\">\u201cWhen you consider and acknowledge the fact that the genocide and mass murder that is going on here is not limited to Christians alone but also affects Muslims I will view you with less suspicion and treat you with more respect,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"743\" data-end=\"852\">He cited a recent attack in Sokoto where terrorists reportedly stormed a mosque during early morning prayers.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"854\" data-end=\"1060\">\u201cJust yesterday terrorists in Sokoto attacked a Mosque during the early morning prayer. The Imam leading the prayer and one other person were killed, while several other worshippers were abducted,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"1062\" data-end=\"1207\">He said Nigeria\u2019s security agencies and the military have recorded successes in recent weeks by killing insurgents and rescuing abducted persons.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"1209\" data-end=\"1369\">\u201cSupport, understanding, good faith and assistance in our war against terror, not insults and threats, from your country is what we need and welcome,\u201d he added.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"1371\" data-end=\"1479\">He said the continued framing of Nigeria\u2019s crisis as a \u201cChristian genocide\u201d deepens division in the country.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"1481\" data-end=\"1597\">He urged the delegation to tell Donald Trump, former US president, that Nigeria is not a \u201cdisgrace\u201d or a \u201cshithole\u201d.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"1599\" data-end=\"1747\">\u201cLet your President Donald Trump know that our nation is not a \u2018disgrace\u2019 or a \u2018shithole\u2019 but rather one of the greatest nations on earth,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Former minister of aviation, Femi Fan-Kayode, has urged the United States government to stop describing Nigeria\u2019s security crisis as a \u201cChristian genocide\u201d. Fani-Kayode made the call while welcoming Riley Moore, United States congressman, and members of his delegation to Nigeria. 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