Under-fire Nigerian bishop says Christian genocide claims ‘escalated by the Trump administration’

Under-fire Nigerian bishop says Christian genocide claims ‘escalated by the Trump administration’

YAOUNDÉ, Cameroon – Bishop Matthew Hassan Kukah of Sokoto state in Nigeria has told Crux that claims of a Christian genocide in Nigeria have been escalated by the Trump administration. “The genocide stuff has been escalated by the Trump administration,” Kukah said. “This is what they used to muscle their way in, but I no longer want to be dragged into this. It is a distraction. My position is simple: By whatever name, stop the killings,” the bis…