Nigeria ranks 12th in the Open Doors USA World Watch List of the worst countries for Christian persecution. Fulani jihadists and the Boko Haram jihad group brutalize and slaughter Christians on a routine basis.
For some odd reason, Buhari — himself a Fulani and a Muslim — decided to be honest about what transpired between him and Trump.
“I was in his office, only myself and himself. Only God is my witness. He looked at me in the face. He said ‘Why are you killing Christians?‘”
Buhari explained: “I tried and explained to him this has got nothing to do with ethnicity or religion. It is a cultural thing which the respective leadership was failing the nation.”
This is disingenuous. Nigeria has been termed the “biggest killing ground of Christians in the world.” Anglican Archbishop Benjamin Argak Kwashi of Jos said: “This thing is systematic. It is planned; it is calculated…. their intention is to Islamize Nigeria.”
Although Buhari openly condemns Boko Haram and Fulani jihadist attacks on Christians, he has done little to stop them.
In February, the Trump Administration launched the first-ever International Religious Freedom Alliance, which 26 countries joined: Albania, Austria, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Brazil, Bulgaria, Colombia, Croatia, Czech Republic, Estonia, The Gambia, Georgia, Greece, Hungary, Israel, Kosovo, Latvia, Lithuania, Malta, the Netherlands, Poland, Senegal, Slovakia, Slovenia, Togo, Ukraine, and the United Kingdom.
Let’s hope more practical efforts are made to help Christians who are suffering persecution in Nigeria and elsewhere. Western countries need to be stop aid to countries that aid and abet persecution against Christians and other religious minorities.
“Buhari: Trump Accused Me of Killing Christians in Nigeria,” by Omololu Ogunmade, This Day, September 8, 2020:
For the first time since he met the United States President Donald Trump in Washington in April 2018, President Muhammadu Buhari disclosed Monday that Trump unequivocally accused him of killing Christians in Nigeria.
However, he said he defended himself, telling Trump that the conflict between farmers and herders in Nigeria was caused by cultural matters and not dictated by ethnic or religious factors.
Buhari, who said he was put on the spot by Trump when he was alone with him, alleging that he (Buhari) was slaughtering Christians in Nigeria, added that the question startled him but he put his emotion under control.
The president, who made the disclosure when he deviated from his closing speech at the end of a two-day ministerial retreat in the Presidential Villa, said he was the only African leader from less developed countries that was invited by Trump at the time.
He asked his cabinet members how they would feel if they were the ones put on the spot and confronted with such a grave allegation, disclosing that he further told Trump that the conflicts were caused by successive leaders of the country who tampered with established grazing routes.
According to him, only Nigerian leaders in the First Republic kept grazing routes while subsequent ones encroached on them, adding that the crisis was older than him and much more than Trump whom he said he was still older than.
“I believe I was about the only African among the less developed countries the President of United States invited, and when I was in his office, only myself and himself. Only God is my witness. He looked at me in the face. He said ‘why are you killing Christians?’
“I wonder if you were the person how you will react. I hope what I was feeling inside did not betray my emotion. So, I told him that the problem between the cattle rearers and stagnant farmers I know is older than me, not to talk of him (Trump). I think I am a couple of years older than him.
“With climate change and population growth and the culture of the cattle rearers, if you have 50 cows and they eat grass, any route to your water point, they will follow it, it doesn’t matter whose farm it was.
“The first republic set of leadership was the most responsible leadership we ever had. I asked the minister of agriculture to get a gazette of the early 60s which delineated the cattle routes where they used meagre resources then to put earth dams, wind mills even sanitary department.
“So, any cattle rearer that allowed his cattle to go to somebody’s farm is arrested, taken before the court, the farmer is called to submit his bill and if he can’t pay, the cattle are sold, but subsequent leaders, VVIPs (very very important persons) they encroached on the cattle routes, they took over the cattle rearing areas.
“So, I tried and explained to him this has got nothing to do with ethnicity or religion. It is a cultural thing which the respective leadership was failing the nation,” he said….
Jude Cross says
Nigeria has a landmass the size of Texas, but with a population of two hundred million people. These “grazing routes” were established six decades ago, when the population was around 50 million. Is it reasonable to expect such archaic animal husbandry practices to persist?
mortimer says
Good to know. Islam stands in the way of development and progress. Islam equals stagnation and backwardness. Islam cannot modernize or adapt, but forces everyone to adapt to Islam.
Islam is stuck in the 7th century.
gravenimage says
Jude, this has little to do with animal husbandry. This is a Jihad against Nigerian Christians.
Jude Cross says
I knew that. The Nigerian president made a specious claim.
Jude Cross says
The Nigerian president has been known to say the victims of the Fulani rampage should learn to tolerate and accommodate their aggressors.
gravenimage says
Thanks, Jude–agreed.
Dan says
His excuse is a crock of sh**.
I don’t have to come from a ranching/agricultural background to state the obvious.
Drill water wells.
If they can find water the Outback deserts of Australia, where the carrying capacity for livestock is an entire square mile per cow/calf pair, they can dang well find water in Nigeria.
The problem is the western greenies in government who give agricultural aid to Africa, ALWAYS stipulate the tech has to be GREEN.
Which means, like solar power, it’s EXPENSIVE, and doesn’t have the output for HIGH DEMAND.
Cattle don’t come wandering in one at a time to drink. They come in EN MASS.
It’s called a HERD.
Dan says
Oh, and what does “grazing routes” have to do with sex slaving several hundred little girls?
revereridesagain says
Does if your “faith” instructs you to view females as animals you own, and deal with them accordingly.
Dan says
My entire point.
Boycott Turkey says
What a load of rubbish what about the blasphemy laws sentencing singers to deaths and 13 year old boy sentenced to 10 years in prison this has nothing to do with cattle grazing routes but had everything to do with sharia law from the Koran.
gravenimage says
Quite so, BT.
David Curtis says
The guy is practising his takia skills. Dont worry about the spelling
jewdog says
American blacks largely ignore the slaughter of African blacks by Muslims – at least I fail to detect much in the way of protest. Instead, they find that black deaths by police, although a tiny number, is much more important. American blacks are also still big fans of Islam and provide the largest number of converts in the US, despite what Muslims are doing to them abroad.
The reason for this is probably that blacks lag whites in the US in terms of wealth and overall success, are
resentful, and are therefore attracted to a non-Western ideology preaching supremacism and hatred. Social resentment also probably explains the high levels of black antiSemitism and the popularity of Adolph Farakhan, because Jewish success, despite past prejudice, belies the whole notion that someone else is to blame for your failures, and that’s very galling I’m sure.
Iambob says
Enough with the ‘American blacks’ mischaracterization already. Your post smears all blacks with the same, ill-informed broad brush. How strange that a Jewish person would do that-particularly when labeling Jews with rude and disgusting stereotypes is so common throughout American society.
You should know better, and be ashamed of yourself.
gravenimage says
Iambob, jewdog did say “largely”, which is, sadly, generally true.
Maemae77 says
You are correct but when people involve their feelings they tend to add their own words as leverage to criticize you.
This is exactly why I prefer having a pragmatic mindset which most people seem to be incapable of doing. ?
Maemae77 says
This is a respectable site and no bullying is allowed. Please be respectful as people are allowed their opinions. The person you responded to did not actually say “All”
Do not using shaming as a bullying tactic.
Mark Spahn (West Seneca, NY) says
“With climate change…”
Climate change, the universal cause, for everything from wildfires in California to religious persecution in Nigeria.
gravenimage says
Yes–absurd.
Ray Jarman says
Buhari never really answered the question as to why his subhuman Muslims were killing Christians. Even though it would be wrong for the Fulani herdsman (jihadists) to permit their cattle to destroy only Christian farmlands but he never addressed why the Christians had to be killed. Also there are Muslim farmers and they don’t appear to be in the line of fire. Why, Mr. Buhari? How about you and I have a sit down at the US Embassy in Abuja to discuss these questions since the president did not wish to embarrass you further.
As I have said before, I lived and worked there for three years and in 2002 a young lady tourist accidently strayed onto property owned by a mosque and the Muslim creeps rampaged the city of Jos and killed more than twenty Christians. It had nothing to do with cattle, only a mistake by a young tourist. The Muslims frequently go on rampages in Jos as well as places such as Kaduna. When I queried some Nigerian so call leaders (actually they were all beyond maleficent), they stated that it pertained to who was on the land first. If civil war occurs, I am sure that the Hausa states will not fare very well.
gravenimage says
+1
Ray Jarman says
Thanks GI
Ole Pederson says
Wow. If this is true then again, Donald Trump turns out to be one of the most underrated presidents in time.
spiro says
That’s true if this is a fact then we finally have a real president
Ade Fegan says
and so the slaughter continues
curious george says
The question, “Why are you killing Christians” is too kind.
Has anyone seen the movie, “Tears of the Sun” with Bruce Willis and Monica Bellucci?
It may be more appropriate to ask the question “Why are you wantonly, butchering and slaughtering Christians?”
What is done to both Christians and Non-Christians is barbaric, more aptly, Satanic.
As an aside, thank God for the people who serve in the Military and especially those who serve in Special Ops. Their dedication and sacrifice to their country is something that we don’t give enough recognition to.
DavidR says
Islam sometimes acts like Covid 19. If you have a pre existing condition like being a Christian and you come in contact with someone infected with Islam then you have a high chance of dying.
Maemae77 says
And they make sure they spray their cancerous blinding juice so most won’t see it coming.
Ade Fegan says
Biden on the other hand would be funding the slaughter
gravenimage says
Nigeria’s president: Trump “looked at me in the face. He said ‘why are you killing Christians?’”
……………….
Bravo President Trump!
Maemae77 says
That’s 90% of the reason why I’m voting for him.
Grace says
That’s the difference between a world leader and a Democrat Socialist.
Maemae77 says
Obama is a jihadist psychopath, luring, seducing and devouring. He has enslaved millions of minds just like Illhan Omar, Rashida Talib and other Muslims in the government.
ploome says
must control population growth
stop giving these people aid so that they produce population they are unable to feed, educate or employ
all this creates is violence and chaos towards population and of course animals
support planned parenthood
Phil says
Islam doesn’t agree with planned parenthood and africans in general want as many children as possible as proof of their virility and wealth. The future (for many of them) is literally ‘tomorrow’.
Maemae77 says
No abortion for Muslims, but for everyone else absolutely yes. Muslims in America’s government knows that it helps non-Muslims population not grow as fast while the Muslims population grows even faster. Illhan Omar, Rashida Talib and other Muslims in our government do support abortion but only for non-Muslims.
Warren Raymond says
Hussein Obama put Buhari in power. Shrillary went to Nigeria to give the new regime money & support. The killing of the Christians has been done with the blessing ot the Obama regime.
Not sure if #Trump’s question about why they’re killing Christians will be enough to change anything.
Phil says
Overpopulation is leading to increased genocide along tribal and religious lines for the resources available. I’m pretty sure that the fulani have been raiding their southern neighbours for many centuries now for slaves and grazing, it’s just that colonialism had put a temporary stop to it in the late 19th and early 20th century. Africa is going back to normal so to speak.
Maemae77 says
No, this is not a reislamization of Nigeria. And having a high population is no excuse for blatant genocide.
Larry says
Love Trump. He is the George Patton president; not very subtle but damn effective.
James Lincoln says
Larry,
Absolutely 100% true.
As I’ve said before, Pres. Trump can be crude, rude, loud, and offensive. None of this bothers me as he is very effective…
Maemae77 says
President of Nigeria is a liar ?
He’s a Muslim and approves. He won’t do anything to stop it and he won’t join the International Freedom of Religion Alliance. His actions speak louder than his taqiyya spewing mouth.
There has been a genocide of Christians in Nigeria for years and millions of them have been enslaved by Muslims.
Always a duty for Muslims to hide #IslamsDirtySecrets
Giacomo Latta says
Do farmers store their grain in churches? It must be why so many of them are being torched by muslims.
Maemae77 says
Can you provide any proof that all these churches being burned down with Christians inside them are actually storing their lifestocks food supply?
And if the Muslims are just after the farmers food for their lifestock, why are the committing genocide instead of just stealing the food?
gravenimage says
Maemae, Giacomo is saying that this it is clear that this is about Jihad, and *not* a farming dispute.
Maemae77 says
Maemae, Giacomo is saying that this it is clear that this is about Jihad, and *not* a farming dispute.
I agree considering the churches aren’t the only place Nigerian Christians are being slaughtered and also because of the enslavement as well. It’s obvious that it’s systematic and the president of Nigeria refuses to do nothing about it to stop it. He won’t even join the Freedom of Religion Alliance with America and other country proves that he actually approves even though his mouth is just spewing taqiyya.
I’m a firm believer of the saying “Actions speak louder than words”
gravenimage says
Agreed, Maemae.
infidel says
Ice cold taqiyya
Jesper Kraul Jensen says
“It is a cultural thing”. Yes it is. Everybody knows that “Boko Haram” means: “Killing is forbidden”. As Islam is the religion af peace…
Maemae77 says
??
Goofy says
How undiplomatic and how appropriate for president Trump to ask that question. President Obama would never have dared to bring it up, because that might cause offense. It is time for the entire civilized world to confront these barbarians and take them on if they don’t repent immediately.
OLD GUY says
The islamic teachings, Qur’an, Sharia law are uncivilized and barbaric to say the least.
Is is surprising to me that so few of the Christian, political and news media leadership has ignored the murder of these christian people.
It is nothing short of genocide.