Boko Haram Has Killed More Muslims Than Christians – Lai Mohammed

Lai Mohammed

Former Minister of Information and Culture, Lai Mohammed, has dismissed claims of a targeted genocide against Christians in Nigeria. He recently had his say in the United Kingdom while engaging with students of Abbey College Cambridge during an interactive session focused on governance and youth participation in Nigeria.

Stating that insurgent groups, especially Boko Haram, have killed more Muslims than Christians in Nigeria, he described the narrative of a Christian genocide as false and misleading.

Lai added that Nigeria’s security challenges are complex and not driven by any deliberate attempt to eliminate a religious group.

His words, “There should be more understanding on the part of the developed world. People say there is religious persecution in Nigeria and that there is genocide against Christians. It’s not true. It is fake news.

Nigeria as a country has challenges that will not be resolved by genocide against any religion.

At the beginning, the victims of Boko Haram were largely Muslims, not Christians. Boko Haram started as a revolt by extreme Muslims against conventional Muslims like me.

They realised that Muslims killing one another doesn’t gain traction. When Muslims start killing Christians, it causes an uproar. That is the honest truth.

The bandits are Muslims, they are Hausa-Fulanis. Their victims are Muslims, they are Hausa-Fulanis. So how can you now talk about religion? It has nothing to do with religion.”

WOW.