US 'Christian Genocide' Claims Disappear When Nigeria Wants Guns
Nigeria's Information Minister, Mohammed Idris, is now denying US claims of 'Christian genocide' in his nation, instead seeking military cooperation to combat insecurity. This follows years of alarmist US rhetoric, including a 2018 claim by then-Secretary of State Mike Pompeo that attacks on Nigerian Christians were 'genocidal'—a convenient classification that resurfaced often to justify a
militarized US presence. Funny how easily 'genocide' can be redefined when there's a weapons deal or security pact on the table. This political pivot illustrates Washington's flexible moral compass: human rights violations are only 'genocide' when they serve a strategic interest, otherwise, they're just 'unfortunate circumstances' requiring more US military aid. One might wonder if the 'threats'
narrative only applies to those nations unwilling to open their markets to US arms dealers. The Nigerian government's abrupt dismissal of 'genocide' claims, coinciding with a plea for US assistance, raises questions about what exactly was being negotiated behind closed doors.