I’ll Protect Christians, Muslims, Other Faiths, Olawepo-Hashim Tells US Congress.
Gbenga Olawepo-Hashim, has told the United States Congress and the United States Commission on International Religious Freedom (USCIRF) that protecting every Chuks Okocha in Abuja Accord Party presidential candidate, Dr.
In a policy brief submitted ahead of a US House Hearing on Nigeria, yesterday, Olawepo-Hashim acknowledged the persecution of Christians in parts of the country, including attacks on churches, killings of pastors, and destruction of communities.
He cautioned against presenting Nigeria’s religious crisis solely as a conflict between Christians and Muslims.
Olawepo-Hashim stated, “Christians in northern and central Nigeria face persecution. Churches have been burned, villages destroyed, and pastors killed. “But Shia Muslims, minority sects, and Hausa Muslim communities also face persecution and discrimination. Framing Nigeria as Christians versus Muslims divides Nigeria.
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