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.Condemn U.S. parliament’s Bill on religious killings in Nigeria
By Valentine Amanze
Nigeria’s House of Representatives has denied that the country’s security challenges were religiously motivated and state-sponsored.
The lawmakers made the denial on Wednesday, while reacting to a bill introduced in the United States Congress on March 11, 2025 portraying Nigerian government as such.
The resolution seeks to designate Nigeria as a “Country of Particular Concern” for allegedly engaging in, and tolerating, systematic, ongoing, and egregious violations of religious freedom.
As part of its reaction, the House mandated relevant government agencies, including the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, to compile and transmit empirical evidence that counters the claims made in the U.S. bill.
The resolution followed a motion of urgent public importance moved by the Deputy Speaker, Benjamin Kalu, and was unanimously supported by members of the House.
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The lawmakers argued that Nigeria was not facing a religious crisis, while calling for prompt diplomatic action to ensure the bill does not gain traction in the U.S. Congress.
Two weeks ago, the Nigerian government dismissed claims that terrorists in Nigeria are carrying out a systematic genocide against Christians, describing the allegations as “false, baseless, despicable, and divisive.”
In a statement, the Minister of Information and National Orientation, Mohammed Idris, said portraying Nigeria’s security challenges as a targeted campaign against a single religious group is a gross misrepresentation of reality.
The minister noted that extremists have targeted Nigerians of all faiths, while also highlighting the progress made by the military in operations against terror groups.
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