Former Aviation Minister, Chief Femi Fani-Kayode, has strongly refuted allegations made by American television host Bill Maher and American Radio Genoa that over 500,000 Christians were murdered by Muslims in Nigeria in the last year.
In a statement released via his official Facebook page, Fani-Kayode described the claims as “false disinformation” orchestrated by what he termed the “Jewish-controlled media in America.” According to him, the allegations are part of a calculated attempt to malign Nigeria and punish the country for its firm stance against the genocide in Gaza, as expressed by Vice President Kashim Shettima, Minister of Foreign Affairs Yusuf Tuggar, Governor Uba Sani, and other Nigerian leaders at the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA).
He warned that such narratives were designed to divide Nigerians along religious lines and present the country as intolerant of Christians, thereby giving former U.S. President Donald Trump and other Western powers an excuse to impose sanctions, destabilise the nation, or push for regime change.
“Nigeria is not Palestine and neither are we cowards,” he declared. “There shall be no forced regime-change here and our people will not be bombed and subjected to genocide by any foreign power.”
The former minister stressed that terrorist groups operating in Nigeria do not discriminate between Christians and Muslims, as both communities have fallen victim to their attacks. He commended the efforts of Nigeria’s Armed Forces, Security, and Intelligence Agencies, noting that they continue to arrest and eliminate terrorist leaders on a daily basis.
Fani-Kayode maintained that the battle is not between Christians and Muslims, but rather between terrorists and the Nigerian people as a whole. He emphasized the unity of Nigerians in resisting extremism, insisting that the nation would not be intimidated or broken by external propaganda.
He concluded his statement with a note of confidence, quoting scripture: “If God be for us, who can be against us?” He asserted that Nigeria would not fail or fall, but prevail over both terrorism and what he described as “the lies of the American media and their Zionist backers.”
The former minister also acknowledged social commentator Reno Omokri for drawing his attention to the matter and publicly endorsed Omokri’s views on the controversy.