Minister of the Federal Capital Territory, Nyesom Wike, has dismissed claims that Christians are being killed under President Bola Tinubu’s administration, describing such allegations as “politics taken too far.”
Speaking on Channels Television’s Politics Today on Monday, Wike said it was unacceptable for anyone to accuse the government he serves of supporting genocide.
“It is an indictment that a government I am serving would be accused of supporting genocide or the killing of Christians, and I remain in that government. This is politics taken too far,” he said.
Wike further argued that key figures in the current administration including the Inspector-General of Police, the Director-General of the Department of State Services, and the Chief of Defence Staff, are all Christians.
“Tell me how any right-thinking person will believe we would sit in government and support the killing of our own people?” he asked.
His remarks came amid renewed international tension following a post by U.S. President Donald Trump on his Truth Social platform, in which he claimed that Christianity in Nigeria faced “an existential threat.”
Trump revealed that he had instructed the Pentagon to draft possible military plans against Nigeria if the alleged killings were not stopped, warning that any U.S. action would be “fast, vicious, and sweet.”
When asked if he was concerned about Trump’s threat of a possible U.S. invasion, Wike avoided a direct response but suggested that the U.S. leader might have been misinformed.
“There could be some misinformation or distortion. It’s unfortunate,” he said.
