The Unbiased Media and Coverage Initiative, IMPI, has challenged United States President Donald Trump’s determination to redesignate Nigeria as a Nation of Specific Concern, CPC, claiming the transfer relied on flawed and deceptive data from native and worldwide organisations.
In an announcement signed by its chairman, Dr. Omoniyi Akinsiju, IMPI recognized Intersociety, a neighborhood NGO, and Open Doorways, a Christian charity, as sources of exaggerated figures misrepresenting Nigeria’s safety state of affairs.
The assume tank stated these teams manipulated terrorism-related data to recommend that Christians in Nigeria had been going through an existential menace. “The circulation of falsehoods within the marketing campaign to designate Nigeria a CPC jurisdiction has change into a worrisome pattern,” the assertion learn.
IMPI famous that Intersociety reported 5,068 Christian deaths in 2022, whereas Open Doorways’ 2023 World Watch Listing claimed 5,014, figures the assume tank stated had been inconsistent with official and world data.
In accordance with the International Terrorism Index, GTI, 2022, complete deaths from terrorism globally had been 6,701, a 9% lower from the earlier yr. Terrorism incidents fell almost 28% worldwide, and deaths in Nigeria dropped to 392, the bottom since 2011. IMPI argued this implies that Christian fatalities weren’t as excessive as reported by the NGOs.
The assume tank expressed concern that biased data might mislead policymakers and warp Nigeria’s safety narrative.
