Nasarawa State Governor, Abdullahi Sule, has dismissed claims of religious genocide in Nigeria as false and damaging, insisting that the country’s internal security challenges are not rooted in religion but in misinformation and misrepresentation.
Speaking in an exclusive interview with ARISE News on Monday, Governor Sule said the recent allegations of killings and genocide circulating in the United States were based on wrong information shared with foreign legislators.
“While I was living in the US, in Houston to be specific, we often interacted with American congress members like Congresswoman Sheila Jackson Lee. They would ask, ‘What are the problems in your country? How can I help?’ Most likely, that’s what happened in this case — a congressman got information from Nigerians living there,” Sule explained.
“Unfortunately, they got the wrong information and are working with it. I’m happy to see that President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has committed to meeting with President Trump, and I’m sure we can resolve this diplomatically.”
“There is definitely nothing like religious genocide in Nigeria. These claims often come from politicians or frustrated individuals who don’t understand the consequences of their statements. When you go to the root of most conflicts, you find they are not as presented. Everybody knows there is no genocide of any religion anywhere in Nigeria.”
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