{"id":123554,"date":"2025-11-04T02:13:57","date_gmt":"2025-11-04T01:13:57","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/pointblanknews.com\/pbn\/?p=123554"},"modified":"2025-11-04T02:13:57","modified_gmt":"2025-11-04T01:13:57","slug":"alleged-christian-killings-wike-accuses-opposition-of-dangerous-propaganda","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/pointblanknews.com\/pbn\/exclusive\/alleged-christian-killings-wike-accuses-opposition-of-dangerous-propaganda\/","title":{"rendered":"Alleged Christian Killings: Wike Accuses Opposition of Dangerous Propaganda"},"content":{"rendered":"<div style=\"text-align: justify;\">By Oscar Okhifo<\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\">Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Nyesom Wike, has dismissed allegations of a coordinated genocide against Christians in Nigeria, insisting the claims are false, exaggerated and being deliberately pushed to sow religious tension across the country.<\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\">Wike, who spoke on Monday during an appearance on Channels Television\u2019s Politics Today monitored by Pointblank news, said those pushing the narrative were only seeking to weaponize religion ahead of the 2027 elections.<\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\">According to him, the opposition has realised that they lack the political capacity to unseat President Bola Tinubu and have therefore resorted to propaganda that could inflame religious tensions.<\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\">\u201cIt is very obvious that the opposition today has seen that no party is prepared to challenge the President returning to power,\u201d Wike said.<\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\">\u00a0\u201cWhat do we do? One of the things to do is bring up such a thing that will divide the country.\u201d<\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\">The minister argued that the structure of the current administration contradicts any claims of targeted attacks against Christians, noting that several top security chiefs,\u00a0 including the Inspector General of Police, the Director General of the Department of State Services, and the Chief of Defence Staff ,\u00a0 are Christians.<\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\">\u201cThe problem we have today is that no right-thinking person will think that we will sit in a government and support the killing of our own people,\u201d he added.<\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\">Wike also suggested that foreign actors may have been misled by distorted information, cautioning against narratives that could damage Nigeria\u2019s global image or justify unwarranted external interference.<\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\">The allegation of genocide has intensified following comments from political figures in the United States accusing Nigeria of religious persecution, leading to diplomatic unease between both countries.<\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\">However, the Nigerian government maintains that while the nation continues to battle banditry, terrorism and other security threats, there is no policy or coordinated effort to wipe out Christians.<\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\">Wike urged leaders and citizens alike to reject divisive rhetoric and support ongoing security reforms aimed at restoring peace Nationwide.<\/div>\n<!-- AddThis Advanced Settings generic via filter on the_content --><!-- AddThis Share Buttons generic via filter on the_content --><!-- AddThis Related Posts generic via filter on the_content -->","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>By Oscar Okhifo Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Nyesom Wike, has dismissed allegations of a coordinated genocide against Christians in Nigeria, insisting the claims are false, exaggerated and&hellip;<!-- AddThis Advanced Settings generic via filter on wp_trim_excerpt --><!-- AddThis Share Buttons generic via filter on wp_trim_excerpt --><!-- AddThis Related Posts generic via filter on wp_trim_excerpt --><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":123555,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_lmt_disableupdate":"","_lmt_disable":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[17],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-123554","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-exclusive"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v26.8 - 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