Report Claims Muslims Are Persecuted by Christians in Nigeria Despite Evidence Indicating the Opposite Is True

Louis Knuffke : May 12, 2023
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Contrary to the claims of the USCIRF report, Angbe detailed that the Fulani, motivated by religion, were "systematically" murdering local populations and then occupying their territories. "The killings have a motive of religion behind it. The Fulani killers are Muslims and the conquering of territory is paramount to large Muslim populations in Nigeria," the bishop said.

[LifeSiteNews.com] A recent report from the US Commission on International Religious Freedom (USCIRF) has sought to portray the Nigerian Fulani Muslims as the victims of religious persecution at the hands of the government and Nigerian Christians rather than the perpetrators of the extremely violent persecution of the Christians in the country. (Screengrab image)

The report, which is contradicted by documented evidence and testimony from native Nigerians, has drawn sharp criticism from US advocates for religious liberty for the Christians of the area.

Sean Nelson, legal counsel for the religious liberty advocacy group Alliance Defending Freedom, said the report "fails to explain the broader context of religiously motivated violence against Christians, where they are suffering thousands of deaths every year because of their faith."

"The report rightly speaks against using an overly broad brush when discussing the Fulani Muslim community and militancy within it, but then proceeds to imply with false moral equivalency and little evidence that the broader Christian community is responsible for large portions of the violence," Nelson stated. "The international religious freedom community would benefit from an explanation as to how the report was produced and approved, and USCIRF should consider a retraction."

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