Christians are being targeted, driven from home, killed in Nigeria — Nicki Minaj
The United States Ambassador to the United Nations, Michael Waltz, and American musician, Nicki Minaj, on Tuesday evening highlighted Nigeria’s ongoing security challenges during a UN event focused on global religious freedom.
The event was titled “Combatting Religious Violence and the Killing of Christians in Nigeria.”
Both Waltz and Minaj drew attention to attacks targeting Christian communities and linked them to broader concerns about religious liberty.
In his remarks, Waltz described the killings in Nigeria as “genocide wearing the mask of chaos.”
He said, “In the Middle Belt and in the North, churches burn, mothers bury their children for the crime of singing Amazing Grace; pastors have been beheaded for preaching the sermon on the mount. Entire villages wake up to gunfire because they dare to commit the crime, the crime of calling Jesus their Lord. People go to jail under blasphemy laws for simply wearing a cross.
He referenced international reporting on religious violence, noting that Nigeria accounts for a significant share of global attacks on Christians.
A Non-Governmental Organisation Open Doors, he said, “reports 80 per cent of the violence against Christians worldwide is occurring in Nigeria.”
The ambassador commended President Donald Trump’s recent condemnation of the killings in Nigeria.
Minaj, speaking at the same briefing, framed the Nigerian crisis as part of a global issue affecting freedom of belief.
She said, “In Nigeria, Christians are being targeted, driven from their homes, and killed. Churches have been burned, families have been torn apart, and entire communities live in fear constantly, simply because of how they pray.
She stressed that similar challenges exist elsewhere, noting, “Sadly, this problem is not only a growing problem in Nigeria, but also in so many other countries across the world, and it demands urgent action.
The event comes after Trump said there was an ongoing “Christian genocide” in Nigeria and announced that the country would be designated a “Country of Particular Concern.