Nigerians have resurfaced a series of past tweets by former Minister of Aviation, Femi Fani-Kayode, in which he warned that Christians were under siege in Nigeria.
The renewed attention comes shortly after his scathing criticism of U.S. President Donald Trump, whom he called “a cheap and shameless godless scumbag,” following Trump’s threat of military action against Nigeria over the killing of Christians. read here
In one of the old tweets from June 18, 2018, Fani-Kayode wrote:
“The jihadists who killed the RCCG Evangelist for preaching in Abuja were set free. The ones who killed Bridget, the Deeper Life Pastor’s wife in Kano were set free. No Fulani terrorist has been reprimanded or jailed for killing more than 5,300 Christians in 2018 alone.”
In another post dated June 14, 2019, he stated:
“Nigeria has had more Christians murdered, more Churches bombed and burnt and more clerics slaughtered than ANY other country in the world over the last 58 years.”
He also shared other tweets citing international and domestic voices about Christian persecution. On January 22, 2018, he quoted U.S. Congressman Chris Smith, writing:
“We have investigated the crises facing Christians in Nigeria today. Nigeria is the most dangerous place for Christians in the world and impunity for those responsible for the killing of Christians is widespread.”
On July 1, 2019, Fani-Kayode posted:
“To show how Christians are easily manipulated imagine their inability to rise against the wanton killing of Christians but are quick to rally concerning a rape that occurred 20 yrs ago, achieving the goal of distracting attention from the Ruga headline” — Otoks Princewill. “FOCUS!”
And on February 4, 2020, reacting to then-President Muhammadu Buhari’s statement that “90% of Boko Haram victims are Muslim,” Fani-Kayode countered:
“This is a lie. The overwhelming majority of communities that BH targets are Christian. The same with the Fulani militias. The killing of Christians in Nigeria is a common blood sport which shall continue as long as Buhari is President.”
Nigerians on social media have since pointed out the contrast between these earlier comments and his recent outburst against Trump. In his latest reaction, the former minister denounced the U.S. leader’s threat of war over the alleged killing of Christians, calling him “a fascist” and comparing him to “Nebuchadnezzar,” warning that “the Lord will strike you down.”
