Human rights activist and African Motion Congress (AAC) presidential candidate, Omoyele Sowore, has accused each the US and the Nigerian authorities of hypocrisy of their response to the continued killings throughout the nation.
Sowore stated Nigeria’s violence is brought on by unhealthy governance and insecurity, not faith, warning against portraying it as persecution of Christians or Muslims.
He was reacting to renewed calls by some U.S. lawmakers, urging Washington to label Nigeria as a “Nation of Explicit Concern” (CPC) over alleged Christian persecution.
Based on him, such claims are deceptive and fail to mirror the actual state of affairs in Nigeria.
“There’s genocide against the poor, against Muslims, against Christians, against children. Making an attempt to separate it by faith is dishonest,” Sowore stated.
He argued that Nigeria doesn’t determine victims by faith, saying, “The nation doesn’t test who carries a Bible or a Koran earlier than counting the useless.”
Sowore additionally criticised the U.S. for ignoring related crises elsewhere.
“Why is the U.S silent about Gaza, the place Muslims are being killed by Israel? That’s worldwide hypocrisy,” he stated.
He insisted that insecurity in Nigeria cuts throughout all areas and religions, stressing that the actual trigger is failed management.
“In a rustic the place hundreds are killed day by day, nobody calls the federal government genocidal. The issue isn’t faith—it’s irresponsible management and widespread insecurity,” he added.
Sowore identified that the majority assaults occur within the northern a part of the nation, affecting each Muslims and Christians.
“Within the North, gunmen even assault mosques. Only recently, 35 worshippers have been killed, and the attackers have been doubtless Muslims too,” he stated.
He warned that blaming faith solely helps Nigerian leaders escape duty.
“When the U.S. says it desires to guard Christians, that’s not an answer. If all Christians have been taken away, folks would nonetheless be killed,” he argued.
Sowore concluded that until the federal government tackles corruption and insecurity instantly, Nigerians of all faiths will proceed to die.
In the meantime, U.S. lawmaker Riley M. Moore has urged Secretary of State Marco Rubio to behave against Nigeria over what he described because the “systematic persecution of Christians.”
In a letter dated October 6, 2025, Moore known as Nigeria “the deadliest place on the planet to be a Christian” and requested Washington to contemplate halting arms gross sales to the nation till the killings cease.
