Tinubu: No genocide in Nigeria, we’re only facing terrorism

President Bola Tinubu has insisted that there is no genocide against Christians or Muslims in Nigeria.

Tinubu said this while declaring open the Nasrul-Lahi-l-Fatih Society (NASFAT) 8th Biennial Conference and Annual General Meeting in Abuja on Friday, December 12, 2025.

The president said what the country had was terrorism, driven by criminality and extremism.

He stated that the federal government was working tirelessly to overcome the security challenges.

United States President Donald Trump had declared Nigeria as a “country of particular concern” in response to allegations of a Christian genocide.

Tinubu, who was represented the Attorney General of the Federation and Minister of Justice, Lateef Fagbemi (SAN), said: “In recent times, the federal government and other persons of goodwill, had to address unfounded allegations.

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“The allegations are not only false, but harmful, and capable of inflaming passions and disrupting the sustenance of the peaceful coexistence which we continue to build as a nation.

“Nigeria’s response was clear, firm, and measured. We reaffirmed that our nation does not foster or tolerate policies or actions aimed at persecuting any religious group.”

He stated that security challenges are rooted in historical, economic, and criminal issues, not religious issues.

Tinubu added: “Muslims and Christians alike have been victims of terrorism in Nigeria. Muslims and Christians alike stand shoulder to shoulder in condemning violence from any quarter.

“What we have is terrorism driven by criminality, extremism, challenges we are working tirelessly to overcome.”

Tinubu said the federal government would continue to promote firm national unity, religious freedom, and security of every human life.

The Star