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ONLY an accomplice can judge, hold or deny that there was genocide or inhuman act against Christians in Nigeria; Igbo women, under the aegis of Igbo Women Assembly ( IWA) opine.
IWA President, Lolo Nneka Chimezie, in a statement faulted those that held /hold this opinion, giving kudos to the declaration of Nigeria as a “Country of Particular Concern” ( CPC ) , over genocide against Christians by President Donald Trump of the United States of America ( USA)
Lolo Chimezie, also rebuked successive Nigerian Governments” that did not do the needful to check this malady in the polity until President Trump announced his action threat to Nigeria.
Part of the IWA statement reads “we appreciate American President, Donald Trump, for his reaction to the killing of Christians and indigenous Nigerians. Anybody denying genocidal killings in Nigeria must be an accomplice.
” We applaud Trump for putting on their toes, our government who before now, maintained criminal silence over these atrocities.”
IWA, who likened the government attitude against genocide to the Christians, to conspiracy of silence by suspected jihadists disguising as herders, noted that these atrocities were also scarcely mentioned in the mainstream global media.
” We complained, they tagged us separatists, while the mainstream media dismissed the systematic genocides as herder-farmer clashes.”
” Is it not shameful that it takes American President’s tweet for Nigerian Government to talk about the senseless killings of its own citizens by blood-thirsty terrorists. So, without Trump, these atrocities would have continued and we will be here making noise about 2027.”
IWA tackled the Nigerian Government for having to wait until Trump’s tweet before bringing the issue to the front burner.
Positing that the evidence of genocidal killings of Christians in Nigeria “is overwhelming.” IWA’s statement concurred completely with Trump, because the way people are being killed, slaughtered like fowls, is unprecedented. Even cows are killed with some respect. But these heartless murderers cut human lives like grass. Yet our government does nothing except media propaganda.
” These same jihadist are responsible for the atrocities from Middle Belt to Southeast. They have taken over our forests and driven away our farmers, destroying their crops and causing food insecurity all over the land.”
IWA enjoined those trying to rationalise the killings to place side by side the casualty figures of Christians and others to prove their argument, stating that the casualty figures can speak on this.
Those denying Christian genocide should tell how many mosques that were burnt down and compare it to hundreds of church buildings that have been razed down from 2009 when the killings started , till date.
“Those claiming that Muslims are also being killed, should show Trump a Muslim-dominated area in the North that was attacked the way we have Christian communities destroyed in Plateau, Southern Kaduna, Benue and other areas.
” What’s the philosophy of these attackers? What agenda are they driving? What is their slogan as they mull down their victims, mostly Christians and non-Muslims?”
Wondering why Nigeria should be jolted about America’s possible attack on the same terrorists it claimed were foreigners, IWA accused the Nigerian Government of complicity and insincerity,
IWA queried Government worry that Trump said he would come after the killers in Nigeria, who Government once said were foreign criminal herders.
” If truly they are foreigners as we were told, and another foreigner is coming to confront them, shouldn’t we be clapping for the US instead of these baseless defence and criticisms?”
IWA consequently called for investigation of anyone opposed to possible US intervention, now that the truth is said to be gradually emerging.
” America should put anyone opposing its action against terrorists on her watchlist. They may know more than we think and should be properly scrutinised. The era of hiding under politics or religion is gone.
” No serious-minded nation plays politics with the blood of its citizens. Nigerian leaders seem to care more about politics than lives.
Government’s primary responsibility is protection of lives and property. Why should our Government do nothing while terrorists are busy taking over communities and LGAs in some Northern States?
“It’s only a Government which uses brute force against peaceful protesters but negotiates with bandits that should be jittery of Trump and US. Sincere Governments should rather seek US collaboration and support to stand against terrorists!”
Igbo women dismissed as baseless and laughable, the conspiracy theory by those uncomfortable with the US intervention “that America is coming because of our oil”, arguing that even Dangote refinery imports crude oil from the US.
“What’s even the impact of our oil on the lives of ordinary Nigerians? Our corrupt leaders are enriching themselves with the oil proceeds. Is Brittain not benefiting from our oil now? So, what’s wrong if America also benefits from our oil but deliver us from the so called foreign terrorists? We can only talk of oil money when we are alive.”
IWA further said it was the height of hypocrisy that Nigerian Government champions the cause of Palestinians but says nothing about the systematic genocides against Christians in Nigeria
IWA further queried “Is it because our President and his Vice are all Muslims that they are not speaking up for the suffering Christians in Nigeria whose lives are being hunted by jihadists disguising as herdsmen?”
IWA particularly faulted critical Christian leaders during the administration of former President Goodluck Jonathan, who even led protest against him ” but have now become dumb over current happenings in the country.”
” They were the ones that conducted the one million march to unseat President Jonathan. All of a sudden, they now remember that we’re going to pray.
IWA while renewing pressure for the release of Mazi Nnamdi Kanu, the leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra, recalled that he/Kanu had been vocal against genocidal killings by jihadists masquerading as herdsmen.
IWA additionally appealed to Trump to prevail on the Nigerian Government to release and free Kanu, judging that Kanu “did nothing to warrant his ordeals”.
