The United States Ambassador to the United Nations, Mike Waltz, has stated that the recent killings of Christians in Nigeria are “genocide wearing the mask of chaos.”
According to FOX News, Waltz made the remarks on Tuesday at an event hosted by the United States Mission to the United Nations.
Naijaonpoint learnt that the event spotlighted religious violence and the killings of Christians in the most populous African nation.
Waltz said, “There is a body of evidence, and you are going to hear that from our experts today that paints a very grim picture of disproportionate suffering among Christians, where, again, families are torn apart, clergy is repeatedly assassinated, and entire congregations, church congregations.
“Folks, we have an entire faith that is being erased. One bullet at a time, one torched Bible at a time.”
Recall that President Donald Trump has threatened to send U.S. troops “guns-a-blazing” into the most populous country in Africa to “completely wipe out the Islamic Terrorists who are killing Christians.
The president also threatened to stop all aid and assistance if the violence continued.
However, President Bola Tinubu, in a post via 𝕏, said his administration has worked with Christian and Muslim leaders to address security challenges affecting citizens across all faiths and regions.
He wrote, “The characterisation of Nigeria as religiously intolerant does not reflect our national reality, nor does it take into consideration the consistent and sincere efforts of the government to safeguard freedom of religion and beliefs for all Nigerians.
“Religious freedom and tolerance have been a core tenet of our collective identity and shall always remain so. Nigeria opposes religious persecution and does not encourage it.”
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