Nigeria: Senate moves to counter ‘Christian genocide’ narrative

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The Senate is set to address growing claims of a “Christian genocide” in Nigeria, which have been circulated both locally and internationally by some media outlets, advocacy groups, and religious organizations. 

Lawmakers say the narrative misrepresents the country’s complex security challenges as purely religious.

A motion titled “Urgent Need to Correct Misconceptions Regarding the Purported ‘Christian Genocide’ Narrative in…