Only 177 Christians killed, 102 churches attacked - Foreign Minister Tuggar rejects genocide claims

[NigerianEye - Nigeria] - 19/11/2025
Yusuf Tuggar, Nigeria’s minister of foreign affairs, has challenged claims of a Christian genocide in the country. Speaking on Piers Morgan’s show on Tuesday, Tuggar disputed figures presented by the International Society for Civil Liberties and Rule of Law (Intersociety), which claimed that over 50,000 Christians have been killed in Nigeria since 2009, with 18,000 churches destroyed. Tuggar described these numbers as inaccurate and criticised the framing of the conflict. He said the Nigerian government does not categorise victims by faith but regards all as citizens first. Pressed for (…)
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