Christians killing Christians in South East, says Soludo on genocide allegations

Governor Charles Chukwuma Soludo of Anambra State has dismissed claims that Christians in Nigeria’s South-East are facing religious genocide, describing such reports as false and misleading.

Speaking during a live interview on Channels Television, Soludo explained that the violence in the region stems from political, social, and economic issues rather than religion.

His remarks followed comments by former U.S. President Donald Trump, who accused the Nigerian government of allowing widespread killings of Christians and hinted at possible military action to “protect” them.

Soludo countered this narrative, saying the situation in the South-East is far more complex. “There is a deeper conversation and introspection about what goes on in the country,” he stated.

“In this part of the world, eastern Nigeria, it is not religious. People are killing themselves — Christians killing Christians. The people in the bushes are Emmanuel, Peter, and John, all Christian names, and they have maimed and killed thousands of our youths. It has nothing to do with religion.”

The former Central Bank governor further clarified that the region is predominantly Christian, noting that both the victims and perpetrators share the same faith.

“In this part of the country, we are 95 percent Christians, and the people in the bushes killing people bear Christian names,” he said. “It is wider than the categorisation of Christians and Muslims. Nigeria will overcome, and it will end in conversation.”

He added that while the United States has the right to express its opinion, its actions must still comply with international law.