THE SILENT GENOCIDE
❌ DEBUNKING THE COUNTER-NARRATIVES
Defenders of the status quo push several narratives to explain away or minimize these atrocities. Let’s address them:
Narrative 1: “It’s Just Farmer-Herder Conflict”
The Claim: This is economic competition over land and water, exacerbated by climate change.
The Reality:
- Both Christian and Muslim farmers face the same climate. Yet Christians are killed at 6.5x the rate
- Attacks occur during church services, Christmas, Easter—not during farming disputes
- Churches are deliberately targeted and destroyed
- Clergy are specifically hunted and killed
- Muslim farming communities in the same regions remain untouched
If this were really about grazing land, why are churches being burned? Why are attacks timed to Christian holidays? Why are Muslim farmers in the same areas unaffected?
Narrative 2: “Both Sides Are Killing Each Other”
The Claim: This is mutual violence with atrocities on both sides.
The Reality:
- 60,000+ Christians killed vs. approximately 9,000 Muslims in the same timeframe
- Christian communities are attacked; they don’t initiate violence
- Christians have been systematically disarmed by government
- The pattern shows organized, sustained attacks on Christians, not mutual combat
Narrative 3: “The Numbers Are Exaggerated”
The Claim: Anti-Muslim groups inflate numbers for propaganda.
The Reality:
- Multiple independent sources verify similar numbers
- International Society for Civil Liberties (secular organization): 52,250 (2009-2023)
- Open Doors (international): 3,100 in 2024 alone
- Intersociety (Nigerian): 7,087 (Jan-Aug 2025)
- These are conservative estimates—real numbers likely higher
🔍 WHO BENEFITS FROM THE SILENCE?
The Nigerian Government
Avoids accountability for failing to protect its citizens and potential complicity in the violence.
Islamic Extremist Groups
Continue operations without international pressure or intervention.
Western Governments
Maintain strategic partnership with Nigeria without the inconvenience of human rights concerns affecting policy.
Media Corporations
Avoid controversial stories that challenge preferred narratives about religious conflict.
Progressive Activists
Don’t have to confront a situation where Christians are victims and the perpetrators are Muslim—contrary to their typical narrative framework.
The Only Losers: The Nigerian Christians being systematically killed, and those of us who believe truth matters more than political convenience.