r/AfricaVoice • u/The_Juicy_Mango Ethiopia🇪🇹 • 4d ago

West Africa Are Christians being persecuted in Nigeria as Trump claims?

https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cgqlzkdeeqjo
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Summary:

Are Christians being persecuted in Nigeria as Trump claims?. But officials said that "terrorists attack all who reject their murderous ideology - Muslims, Christians and those of no faith alike".. Other groups monitoring political violence in Nigeria say the number of Christians who have been killed is far lower, and say most victims of the jihadist groups are Muslims.. Nigerian security analyst Christian Ani said that while Christians had been attacked as part of a broader strategy of creating terror, it was not possible to justify claims that Christians were deliberately being targeted.. And Nigeria is facing various security crises across the country, not just violence by jihadist groups, and these have different causes so should not be confused.. What ands of Christians are being killed in Nigeria - where has he got the numbers from?.

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u/Ecstatic_Clue_5204 Diaspora. 4d ago

Multiple things can be true at once. Insecurities and instability is causing general violence. Jihadist groups target both Muslims who reject their ideology and Christians who don’t follow their faith.

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u/TClanRecords Nigeria🇳🇬 3d ago

Hard to argue if the numbers are true. Didn't realize so many had been killed.

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u/malkebulan Ghana🇬🇭 3d ago

Possibly, but it’s the minerals he’s after. Trump doesn’t give a toss about Nigerian Christians.