Governor Charles Soludo of Anambra State has stated that Christians are killing one another in the southeastern region of Nigeria, clarifying that the ongoing violence is not driven by religion.
Soludo made the remarks while reacting to U.S. President Donald Trump’s recent designation of Nigeria as a “Country of Particular Concern” and his warning of potential military action against Islamic extremists in the North.
Speaking during a media chat over the weekend, the governor underscored the need for a national conversation about the killings, pointing out that the perpetrators in the Southeast bear Christian names, and the violence should not be framed as religious.
Soludo urged for deeper reflection and dialogue to resolve the crisis, expressing confidence that the Nigerian government will take decisive steps to protect the nation.
According to Soludo: “As a country, America has its own right to have its own views about what is going on elsewhere, but when it comes to what it does, I am sure it must also act within the realm of its own international law.
“But there is a deeper conversation, our introspection about what goes on in the country. 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, John, all Christian names and they have maimed and killed thousands of our youths. It has nothing to do with religion.
“In this part of the country, we are 95 percent Christians, and around the Southeast are Christians. The people in the bushes killing people bear Christian names. It is wider than the categorization of Christians and Muslims. Nigeria will overcome, and it will end in conversation.”
