- Gobir Urges US to Drop False Christian Genocide Label on Nigeria
- Urges Donald Trump to support Nigeria through the provision of advanced security
- Warns that the spread of what he described as untrue and misleading information by external actors could fuel unnecessary tension
A former senator representing Sokoto East Senatorial Zone, Engr. Ibrahim Abdullahi Gobir, has criticised the United States over what he described as the promotion of misleading claims of a “Christian genocide” in Nigeria.
Eko Hot Blog reports that Gobir also faulted Nigeria’s designation as a country of particular concern over alleged religious persecution, describing the label as inaccurate, harmful and disconnected from the country’s social realities.
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Speaking in an interview with journalist in Sokoto, the former lawmaker urged the US government, particularly President Donald Trump, to support Nigeria through the provision of advanced security and surveillance technology rather than amplifying what he called false narratives.
Describing the genocide claim as unacceptable, Gobir said it does not reflect Nigeria’s long-standing culture of religious coexistence, where Muslims and Christians often live together peacefully, even within the same families.
“There is confusion being created where none exists,” he said. “In my own family, my stepmother-in-law is a Muslim married to a Christian. Bombs do not discriminate between Muslims and Christians.”
He cited his hometown of Sabon Birni in Sokoto State, which has experienced repeated bandit attacks, noting that churches exist in the area and that victims of abduction are targeted irrespective of religious affiliation.
According to him, criminals involved in banditry and terrorism demand ransoms and exploit victims without regard to faith, undermining claims that the violence is religiously motivated.
The former senator warned that the spread of what he described as untrue and misleading information by external actors could fuel unnecessary tension and division within Nigeria.
“It is neither wise nor fair for the United States to be fed with false narratives suggesting that a Christian genocide is taking place in Nigeria,” Gobir said. “The US should verify facts by sending an independent mission to assess the real situation on the ground.”
Gobir acknowledged that Nigeria has the manpower and basic resources required to tackle insecurity but identified gaps in political will and limited access to modern surveillance and combat technology as major constraints.
“With the right technologies and sustained international support, we would have been close to ending this menace and restoring peace,” he added.
He commended President Bola Ahmed Tinubu for his economic reforms and renewed efforts to address insecurity, noting that the administration inherited the challenges from previous governments.
Gobir also criticised the immediate past administration for what he described as a weak response to the security crisis, arguing that firmer and more practical measures could have significantly reduced the scale of violence.
According to him, President Tinubu has demonstrated commitment to restoring security and ensuring accountability.
“Those threatening innocent citizens must be made to pay the price of their crimes,” he said.
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