Human rights lawyer and activist, Dele Farotimi, has expressed deep concern over what he described as ongoing genocide against Christians in Northern Nigeria. Speaking during an interview on Channels TV, Farotimi condemned the silence of many Nigerians and religious leaders over the killings, which he said have continued unchecked for years.
He recalled a past incident involving a Muslim cleric who risked his life to protect Christians during one of the numerous violent attacks in the North, describing it as a rare act of humanity amid widespread persecution. Farotimi noted that religious identity in Northern Nigeria is inseparably tied to ethnicity, making faith a dangerous marker of difference.
According to him, while Christians in the South may not fully grasp the gravity of the situation, their northern counterparts live with constant fear and trauma. He criticized the indifference of many Pentecostal leaders in Southern Nigeria who, in his words, “pretend as if there is no genocide,” despite the reality faced by Christians in the North.
He said the killings have not only wiped out communities but also displaced thousands who can no longer return to their ancestral homes. Farotimi insisted that the ongoing attacks are not mere acts of banditry or random violence but deliberate efforts to eliminate a group of people based on their faith and ethnicity.
In his words:
“There was one imam a few years ago who was honored for hiding God knows countless number of Christians in his mosque. Who are the people haunting those Christians? The only thing that qualified them for death was their faith, and their faith is linked to their ethnicity. Religion is a matter of identity in Northern Nigeria. The ECWA pastor who is burying his church members and tribesmen in droves knows what is happening to him, and he knows he can’t even go back to his ancestral land without risking death. He knows that it is genocide.”
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