NewsWatch.com.ng journalist Ridwan Adeola Yusuf has over 9 years of expertise protecting public affairs.
Washington, USA – The US Mission in Nigeria has expressed concern over the alleged intimidation and threats in opposition to Nigerian spiritual leaders.
A latest report by the Catholic Register alleged {that a} Nigerian bishop, Wilfred Anagbe, alerted the world to the alleged persecution of Christians in Benue state.
Anagbe’s testimony in America reportedly drew verbal assaults and purportedly escalated threats in opposition to him in latest weeks.
The platform claimed that Anagbe disclosed that Anagbe’s latest testimonies in entrance of the USA Home International Affairs Subcommittee on Africa sparked discontent from Nigeria’s ministry of overseas affairs.
NewsWatch.com.ng gathered that the testimonies had been about Fulani militants allegedly killing or forcibly displacing Christian farmers.
Anagbe was stated to have been accompanied by Fr. Remigus Ihyula on his travels to Washington and all through the UK (UK).
Catholic Register, the faith-based on-line platform, disclosed that on March 28, Ihyula acquired a message from an embassy in Abuja. The message transmitted to Ihyula reportedly warned that there “may be” an arrest warrant for Anagbe upon his return to Nigeria.
Reacting, the US Mission stated by way of their official X (previously Twitter) web page:
In the meantime, the ministry of overseas affairs expressed deep concern over what it referred to as “the latest wave of misinformation and deceptive stories” alleging focused killings of Christians in Nigeria.
In an announcement by Kimiebi Imomotimi Ebienfa, the performing spokesperson of the ministry, obtained by NewsWatch.com.ng, Nigerian authorities stated the event seems to be aimed toward influencing overseas governments, significantly the USA (US), to designate Nigeria as a Nation of Explicit Concern (CPC).
The federal authorities acknowledged the safety challenges confronting Nigeria, however clarified that these incidents are “not pushed by spiritual bias or focused in opposition to any explicit spiritual group”.
Earlier, NewsWatch.com.ng reported that the federal authorities condemned the decision by 5 US Republican senators asking for the redesignation of Nigeria as a rustic of explicit concern due to the alleged persecution of Christians.
The senators who made the decision in a letter to the US Secretary of State, Antony Blinken, additionally alleged violation of freedom of Christians’ rights to apply their faith.
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