The Senior Pastor of Guiding Light Assembly, Pastor Wale Adefarasin, has questioned the United States’ sudden show of concern for Christians in Nigeria following U.S. President Donald Trump’s recent comments about alleged religious persecution in the country
Speaking in a video which started trending on Monday, Adefarasin said the k!llings of Christians in parts of northern Nigeria were not new and should not be exaggerated as genocide.
He said, “For 40 years that I have been a Christian, there have been killings in southern Kaduna, k!llings on the plateau, there have been riots.
“Sometimes, I think it was in France, an image of Prophet Muhammad was defaced. Who remembers that? And as a result of that, there were killings of Christians in Nigeria.”
According to him, the West’s portrayal of the situation as if Christians in Nigeria are under constant attack is misleading.
“And so, it’s nothing new. It doesn’t amount to genocide. The way the West are talking about it, it’s as if if a Christian steps on the street, his head will be blown off,” he added.
The pastor went on to question the motives behind the United States’ growing interest in Nigeria’s internal affairs.
“Or is it because of the 21st century minerals that we now have in our earth, that are used to generate nuclear power for electric vehicles? Are those the reasons that our friends are threatening to invade our country to defend and protect Nigerian Christians?” he asked.
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