Shehu Sani Reacts to New York Instances Report Linking ‘Christian Genocide’ Claims to Unverified Supply

Former Kaduna Central Senator, Shehu Sani has criticised a New York Instances report which revealed that claims of a “Christian genocide” in Nigeria, relied upon by United States lawmakers, have been sourced from unverified information supplied by a dealer and small-scale NGO operator in Anambra State.

Reacting to the report on his X deal with, Sani described the event as unlucky and tragic, saying it was shameful that such claims might affect the best ranges of decision-making in america.

“It’s unlucky and tragic to learn the New York Instances report that the declare of ‘Christian genocide’ was sourced from one Emeka, an Onitsha-based screwdriver dealer and operator of a small NGO, who falsely claimed to have documented 125,000 Christian deaths utilizing Google searches,” Sani stated.

Based on the previous lawmaker, it was alarming that unverified info might “tense up US lawmakers, the President and the intelligence neighborhood,” allegedly resulting in navy airstrikes.

“How such an unverified declare might tense up the US lawmakers, President and the intelligence neighborhood that led to airstrikes is likely one of the most silly and comical historic occasions in our lifetime. That is shameful,” he added.

Politics Nigeria recollects {that a} New York Instances investigation had earlier recognized Emeka Umeagbalasi, a dealer based mostly in Onitsha, Anambra State, who additionally runs a small non-governmental organisation, as a key supply of information cited by outstanding US politicians to assist claims that Christians have been being systematically focused in Nigeria.

The report acknowledged that Umeagbalasi claimed to have documented about 125,000 Christian deaths in Nigeria since 2009, relying largely on Google searches, Nigerian media stories, secondary sources, and data from advocacy {groups} similar to Open Doorways.