‘We’re Not Denying the Killings’ — FG Admits Nigerians Are Being Killed

• The Federal Government has acknowledged the rising killings across the country, insisting it is not denying the scale of violence and is taking steps to address Nigeria’s worsening insecurity.

The Federal Government says it is not denying the scale of killings across Nigeria but is taking significant steps to tackle the country’s security challenges.

Minister of Information and National Orientation, Mohammed Idris, stated this on Friday during an appearance on Channels Television’s Politics Today.

“Yes, we have people being killed, no doubt about that, and the government is not shying away or denying this,” Idris said.

He explained that many of the deaths stem from religious tensions, economic hardship, and persistent communal clashes, particularly in the Middle Belt.

The minister added that no administration benefits from allowing such violence, stressing that President Bola Tinubu is “deeply saddened” by every life lost.

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“Do we have people killed? Yes. Is it a good thing? No. Is the government doing anything? Quite a lot.
We should not have a situation where anybody is killed, whether Christians or Muslims,” he stated.

Idris again dismissed allegations of religious genocide, arguing that both Christians and Muslims suffer from extremist attacks.

“You have jihadist extremism coming from the North-East, and this is a sixteen-year struggle,” he noted.
He stressed that extremist groups have killed people from both faiths, making the genocide narrative inaccurate.

The minister added that before former US President Donald Trump redesignated Nigeria as a Country of Particular Concern (CPC), President Tinubu had already overhauled the security architecture by replacing service chiefs to strengthen national security operations.