Christian Genocide In Nigeria: No Word Can Erase Your Pain

Christian Genocide In Nigeria: No Word Can Erase Your Pain A visiting international Christian advocate delivered a passionate and emotional ...

Christian Genocide In Nigeria: No Word Can Erase Your Pain

A visiting international Christian advocate delivered a passionate and emotional address to a gathering of Nigerian Christians amid ongoing reports of violence and mass killings targeting Christian communities in parts of the country.

The speaker, described as a brother from the international community, was introduced by a local host who acknowledged the profound suffering of the audience. The host stated, "Our brother from the international community will speak. You have seen what is going on here and you greet our people. I'm sure you have a word or two for our people... It's time for you to speak now. There's no word that I can tell you that will change this. There's no word that I can tell you that will take away your pain."

In response, the international figure expressed deep empathy but emphasized his inability to erase the grief: "There's nothing that I can say or do that will take away your grief. I can't change this." He then made a personal vow, drawing applause and affirmation from the crowd: "What I can promise you is that I would rather die standing for truth than sitting in America while my people are oppressed, while my brothers and sisters are persecuted and massacred, while the world is just..."

The speaker escalated his condemnation of global inaction, accusing much of the world including other Christians of turning a blind eye: "Other Christians are just watching. Everyone in the world knows what's happening and they're doing nothing. They choose to just watch." He directed sharp criticism at the Nigerian government, alleging complicity and profiteering: "And your own government is feeding off of the blood of your brothers and sisters. They're profiting off of the blood of your brothers and sisters."

Highlighting the scale of destruction, he described widespread devastation: "You have thousands of villages around Nigeria that are gone, extinct, rubble." He pointed to lingering evidence of atrocities: "Bones are still in the villages." Citing a specific case, he referenced Yelwata where he claimed "300 were killed." According to the speaker, rebuilding efforts are underway there, yet "bones are still on the ground."

He contrasted this grim reality with official denials, targeting a governor described as claiming Christian affiliation: "But the governor says there's no genocide. The one who claims to be a Christian. No genocide. While people are massacred, while blood is being poured..."

The remarks reflect broader, long-standing allegations of systematic violence against Christians in Nigeria's Middle Belt and northern regions. Advocacy groups, including Genocide Watch and various Christian organizations, have documented repeated attacks often attributed to Fulani militias or jihadist elements that have killed thousands, displaced communities, and razed villages over recent years. Reports from 2025 alone cite incidents involving dozens to hundreds of deaths in coordinated assaults, with some labeling the pattern as "genocide in slow motion" or an ongoing Christian genocide. Nigerian authorities and some analysts have rejected the genocide framing, describing the violence instead as complex herder-farmer clashes, banditry, or general insecurity affecting multiple groups, while denying targeted religious extermination.

The speaker's on the ground presence and direct challenge to both international indifference and domestic denial underscore escalating calls for greater attention and intervention from global Christian and human rights communities. The emotional exchange highlights the deep pain and frustration felt by those affected, as well as a growing determination among some diaspora and international voices to stand in solidarity despite the risks.

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