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United States Ambassador to the United Nations, Mike Waltz, has described the recent killings of Christians in Nigeria as a “genocide wearing the mask of chaos.”
Fox News reports that Waltz made the comment on Tuesday at an event hosted by the United States Mission to the United Nations.
The Easterm Updates reports that the event highlighted religious violence and the killings of Christians in the most populous African nation.
Earlier, The Easterm Updates reported that American rap icon Nicki Minaj and Waltz were expected to headline a UN event this week, focusing on allegations of widespread persecution and targeted killings of Christians in Nigeria.
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The engagement was being facilitated by political strategist Alex Bruesewitz, marking one of the most high-profile global interventions on Nigeria’s religious-violence crisis.
The allegation has also recently drawn international scrutiny to the issue.
A renowned Islamic cleric, Sheikh Gumi, has slammed those calling for his arrest over his continued commentary on banditry and national security.
The cleric, in a statement shared via Facebook on Sunday, defended his dealings with the gunmen, describing his opponents as “spineless, irresponsible and unpatriotic imbecilic people” who prefer outrage to truth.
He insisted that he had committed no crime by engaging with bandits in an attempt to secure peace.
According to him, the loudest voices demanding that he be picked up by security agencies are driven by bigotry, ignorance and intolerance for differing viewpoints.
He argued that his critics have chosen to politicise his peace efforts rather than reflect on Nigeria’s worsening insecurity.
“ARREST HIM!!! These are the only words some spineless, irresponsible and unpatriotic imbecilic people can utter,” he wrote.
The cleric also recalled a major intervention he led in January 2021 in Sabon Garin Yadi forest, Giwa Local Government Area of Kaduna State.
