The Islamic movement in Nigeria has dismissed as false and divisive recent claims by former U.S. President Donald J. Trump alleging that Christians are facing genocide in Nigeria, describing such remarks as dangerous propaganda meant to sow discord and justify foreign interference.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
In a statement issued by Professor Abdullahi Danladi of the movement\u2019s Resource Forum, the movement stressed that Nigeria\u2019s challenges are moral and political \u2014 not religious.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
According to the statement, \u201cThe poor Christian and the poor Muslim have no conflict; their common enemy is the unjust system that enslaves them both.\u201d It blamed the nation\u2019s crises on corruption, greed, and manipulation of the masses by a morally bankrupt elite, accusing politicians of exploiting religion to divide citizens while remaining united in their corruption.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The movement strongly rejected Trump\u2019s claims that \u201cradical Islamists\u201d are conducting a \u201cmass slaughter\u201d of Christians, describing such allegations as a continuation of Western misinformation. The Movement maintained that both Muslims and Christians have suffered equally from insecurity, terrorism, and government repression, saying that the tragedies are a consequence of political failure, not religious hostility.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Professor Danladi further criticised what he called the \u201chypocrisy of Western politicians,\u201d noting that those who supported wars and bombings in Muslim countries now pretend to be champions of human rights in Africa. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
He alleged that the renewed Western interest in Nigeria\u2019s religious situation was part of a geopolitical agenda to divide Nigerians and gain influence over the country\u2019s resources and policies.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The statement also commended the Nigerian government\u2019s response through its Ministry of Foreign Affairs, which rejected Trump\u2019s assertions and reaffirmed Nigeria\u2019s long history of peaceful coexistence among people of different faiths. The movement urged authorities to match this commitment with action by ensuring justice, fairness, and equity across the country.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Emphasizing its decades-long record of interfaith outreach, the Movement highlighted its history of visiting churches during Christian celebrations and hosting Christian leaders at its events as a sign of mutual respect. It said any attack on innocent lives \u2014 Muslim or Christian \u2014 is an attack on humanity and a violation of divine law.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The Islamic movement called on Nigerians to reject foreign propaganda and unite against corruption, injustice, and bad governance. \u201cOur unity as Nigerians is stronger than the falsehoods that seek to divide us,\u201d the statement read.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cThe real war is not between Christians and Muslims, but between truth and falsehood, justice and corruption.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
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The Islamic movement in Nigeria has dismissed as false and divisive recent claims by former U.S. President Donald J. Trump alleging that Christians are facing genocide in Nigeria, describing such remarks as dangerous propaganda meant to sow discord and justify foreign interference. In a statement issued by Professor Abdullahi Danladi of the movement\u2019s Resource Forum, the movement stressed that Nigeria\u2019s challenges are moral and political \u2014 not religious. According to the statement, \u201cThe poor Christian and the poor Muslim have no conflict; their common enemy is the unjust system that enslaves them both.\u201d It blamed the nation\u2019s crises on corruption, greed, and manipulation of the masses by a morally bankrupt elite, accusing politicians of exploiting religion to divide citizens while remaining united in their corruption. The movement strongly rejected Trump\u2019s claims that \u201cradical Islamists\u201d are conducting a \u201cmass slaughter\u201d of Christians, describing such allegations as a continuation of Western misinformation. The Movement maintained that both Muslims and Christians have suffered equally from insecurity, terrorism, and government repression, saying that the tragedies are a consequence of political failure, not religious hostility. Professor Danladi further criticised what he called the \u201chypocrisy of Western politicians,\u201d noting that those who supported wars and bombings in Muslim countries now pretend to be champions of human rights in Africa. He alleged that the renewed Western interest in Nigeria\u2019s religious situation was part of a geopolitical agenda to divide Nigerians and gain influence over the country\u2019s resources and policies. The statement also commended the Nigerian government\u2019s response through its Ministry of Foreign Affairs, which rejected Trump\u2019s assertions and reaffirmed Nigeria\u2019s long history of peaceful coexistence among people of different faiths. The movement urged authorities to match this commitment with action by ensuring justice, fairness, and equity across the country. Emphasizing its decades-long record of interfaith outreach, the Movement highlighted its history of visiting churches during Christian celebrations and hosting Christian leaders at its events as a sign of mutual respect. It said any attack on innocent lives \u2014 Muslim or Christian \u2014 is an attack on humanity and a violation of divine law. The Islamic movement called on Nigerians to reject foreign propaganda and unite against corruption, injustice, and bad governance. \u201cOur unity as Nigerians is stronger than the falsehoods that seek to divide us,\u201d the statement read. \u201cThe real war is not between Christians and Muslims, but between truth and falsehood, justice and corruption.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":27492,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[61],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-27491","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-news"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/fctnewsgazette.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/27491","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/fctnewsgazette.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/fctnewsgazette.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/fctnewsgazette.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/fctnewsgazette.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=27491"}],"version-history":[{"count":8,"href":"https:\/\/fctnewsgazette.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/27491\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":27509,"href":"https:\/\/fctnewsgazette.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/27491\/revisions\/27509"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/fctnewsgazette.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/27492"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/fctnewsgazette.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=27491"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/fctnewsgazette.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=27491"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/fctnewsgazette.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=27491"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}