THE SILENT GENOCIDE
🌍 INTERNATIONAL RESPONSE: DEAFENING SILENCE
The United Nations
Despite documented evidence of mass atrocities, the UN has:
- Never formally classified these as crimes against humanity
- Avoided the term “genocide” despite meeting definitional criteria
- Issued weak, generic statements about “violence in Nigeria”
- Failed to launch any significant investigation or intervention
Western Governments
United States: Despite multiple congressional hearings and evidence presentations, successive administrations have maintained Nigeria as a strategic partner with minimal pressure for accountability.
United Kingdom: As former colonial power with continuing influence, the UK has been notably silent, prioritizing trade relationships over human rights.
European Union: Generic statements of concern, but no concrete action or consequences for Nigerian government inaction.
The Contrast: When Russia invaded Ukraine, Western response was immediate and massive—sanctions, military aid, wall-to-wall coverage. When 60,000+ Christians are systematically killed in Nigeria? Silence.
We’re not suggesting military intervention—but where are the sanctions? The aid to victims? The diplomatic pressure? The media attention?
⚖️MEETS THE LEGAL DEFINITION OF GENOCIDE
Under the 1948 Genocide Convention, genocide includes acts committed with intent to destroy, in whole or in part, a national, ethnical, racial or religious group. The Nigerian situation checks every box:
Article II Requirements—All Met
- Killing members of the group ✓ 60,000+ dead
- Causing serious bodily or mental harm ✓ Mass trauma, displacement
- Deliberately inflicting conditions calculated to bring about physical destruction ✓ Destroyed villages, burned farms, forced starvation
- Measures intended to prevent births ✓ Kidnapping and forced conversion of women
Intent—Clearly Demonstrated
- Systematic targeting of Christian communities specifically
- Attacks timed to Christian holidays and services
- Deliberate destruction of churches and Christian institutions
- Public statements by attackers declaring religious motivations
- Patterns showing Christians killed at 6.5x rate of Muslims in same regions
Expert Consensus: Multiple genocide scholars, human rights organizations, and legal experts have stated this meets the legal definition of genocide. Yet the international community refuses to use the word.
Why the Refusal to Call It Genocide?
Because under international law, declaring something a genocide creates a “responsibility to protect” and obligates action. By refusing to call it what it is, world powers avoid the obligation to do anything about it.