The Bishop of the Catholic Diocese of Sokoto, Matthew Kukah, has raised serious concerns over the worsening insecurity in Nigeria, warning that daily k!llings across the country have taken on dangerous religious dimensions
Kukah spoke in Yola, Adamawa State, during the public presentation of a book titled The Man They Could Not Stop, written by Solomon Kumangar, a former Director-General of Media and Communication to Adamawa State Governor Ahmadu Fintiri.
Lamenting the frequency and scale of violence, the cleric said Nigeria has become deeply polarised along Christian and Muslim lines, a trend he described as unprecedented anywhere else in the world.
“What is happening in Nigeria cannot happen in Sudan, Cameroon, Niger, Ghana or any other country in the world,” Kukah said.
“There is no other country where 10 people are k!lled on Monday, 50 on Tuesday, 100 on Wednesday, and the killings continue week after week. How can such a country move forward?”
Kukah further accused Western media of worsening the crisis by framing killings strictly along religious identities.
“Only in Nigeria do people die as Christians and Muslims. The Western media is fuelling the killings along religious lines — 20 Christians killed, 30 Muslims k!lled,” he stated.
The bishop urged both political and religious leaders to move beyond sectarian interests and focus on building strong institutions capable of fostering unity, peace and national development.
He also commended former Chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), Attahiru Jega, for his role during the 2023 Adamawa governorship election crisis, describing his intervention as crucial to restoring stability.
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