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The global “Christian persecution” narrative did not start in Nigeria, and certainly not with Igbos.

International Christian advocacy organizations like

• Open Doors (World Watch List)
• International Christian Concern
• USCIRF (U.S. Commission on International Religious Freedom)
  have been reporting religious violence in Nigeria for over 15 years, long before any recent political tensions.

These groups are American and European, not Igbo or Biafran.

They classify Nigeria as “the most dangerous place to be a Christian” based on global data, not ethnic activism.

2. American politicians and right-wing media have their own agenda, not an Igbo agenda.

Donald Trump, Ted Cruz, and U.S. evangelical leaders have pushed the “Christian genocide in Nigeria” narrative for years because:

• It energizes conservative Christian voters
• It fits into their global “persecuted Christians” messaging
• It pressures African governments on human rights
• It strengthens their argument for stronger U.S. foreign intervention

None of this has anything to do with Igbo people.

When Trump commented recently, he was responding to American evangelical lobbying, not Igbo activism.

This is U.S. internal politics, not “Biafran propaganda.”

3. Whenever a global conversation exposes Nigeria’s internal problems, Nigerians often look for a scapegoat — and Igbo are the easiest target.

Historically, whenever international attention shines on Nigeria’s security, governance, or human rights failures, the pattern is always:

1. Government feels embarrassed
2. Northern elites push back
3. Online warriors look for an “internal enemy”
4. Igbos get blamed, regardless of the facts

This happened with:

• #EndSARS
• The Chibok girls outcry
• Lekki Toll Gate massacre reports
• Boko Haram global spotlight
• IPOB agitation
• Now the “Christian genocide” reports

It’s a recurring political reflex, not a real connection.

4. Igbo people are not controlling global Christian advocacy, American politics, or international human rights reports.

Let’s be realistic:

• Igbos do not control U.S. politics
• Igbos do not fund Open Doors or USCIRF
• Igbos are not influencing Fox News, Trump, or American evangelicals
• Igbos are not writing UN or EU reports
• Igbos are not planting stories in Western media

Suggesting that the entire world is reacting to Igbo propaganda is basically giving Igbos more power than the Nigerian government itself.

5. The real reason for these accusations is political insecurity.

Whenever violence in Nigeria is framed in religious terms, it creates:

• Pressure on the northern political class
• Scrutiny on Fulani herder conflicts
• Questions about state failure
• International calls for accountability

Instead of addressing the issue
Nigeria’s inability to protect rural Christian communities from extremist violence
some Nigerians prefer to shout:

“It’s Igbo propaganda!”

It’s a distraction strategy.

6. Even if some Igbo people share the reports, that doesn’t make them authors of the global narrative.

People share what affects them emotionally.
Igbo people are majority Christian.
Christians online naturally amplify Christian-related tragedies.

But amplification isn't creation.

It’s the same way northern Muslims share Palestinian content
that doesn’t mean they “created” the Israel–Palestine narrative.

The bottom line

The claim that Igbos or Biafrans are “sponsoring Christian genocide narratives” is:

• Historically false
• Politically motivated
• A deflection from Nigeria’s security failures
• A recycled scapegoat tactic

The narrative began internationally, driven by Western Christian groups and U.S. politics, not by Igbos.