Bishop Mathew Kukah, the convener of National Peace Committee (NPC) and Catholic bishop for Sokoto Diocese claims that the kîllings currently being carried out by suspected armed Fulani Muslim militia across states of the Nigeria’s federation, can not be described as genócide against Christians in Nigeria particularly in the Northwest, Northeast and north central of the Nigeria.
Bishop Kukah reiterated his earlier stance on claims of Christian genócide in Nigeria, claiming that what is happening in Nigeria does not meet the criteria to be designated as a genócide against Christians.
Recall that in late October 2025, the Us president, Donald J Trump declared his concerns for the Nigerian Christians whom he alleged were being targeted and kîlled in large numbers by suspected Fulani Muslim militia. Trump strongly warned the Nigeria’s government to take the security of the Nigeria’s Christians seriously while also ending the aggravating viôlent attacks in Nigeria. President Trump vowed to intervene militarily if the Nigeria’s government whom he accused of being complicit to the terrör attacks in Nigeria through the government’s inaction against bandits and terròrists ravaging the country, does not act fast
Bishop Kukah had in the wake of Trump’s claim of Christian genócide in Nigeria, faulted the US president. He stated that Trump’s claims were not driven by facts and reality. He argued that Nigeria is battling with international terrör groups whose victims cut across people of different ethnicity and religious affiliation.
He stated that both Christians and Muslims are being kîlled by insurgents and called for the US to provide needed assistance to the president Bola Ahmed Tinubu’s government rather than discredit the spirited effort of president Tinubu to improving security in Nigeria.
Bishop Kukah while speaking at an event today 29th of November, explained that there is no ongoing persecution of Christians in Nigeria. He argued that a genócide is not determined by the number of people being kîlled but the intention behind the attack and kîllings.
He insinuated that Christians in Nigeria are not being precisely targeted for persecution and enjoined the Nigerian people across ethnicity, religion and political affiliation to dedicate to moving Nigeria forward in unity and progress.
While bishop Kukah is seemingly denying Christian genócide in Nigeria, prominent pastors and Catholic priests have publicly acknowledged targeted viólence against Christian communities in Nigeria. Some of these priest have appeared before the US committees of inquiry to testify about the kîlling of Christian in Nigeria.
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