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The Executive Director of Equipping the Persecuted, Judd Saul, has accused Nigeria’s First Lady, Remi Tinubu, of promoting what he described as a false narrative in Washington DC (USA), while violent attacks allegedly claiming the lives of over 300 Christians continue across parts of Nigeria.
Saul made the allegation in a video post shared by an X user, Dr. Kenon on Saturday.
He revealed a lobbying firm, the DCI Group, operational in Washington DC, which, according to him is being engaged by the Nigerian government to counter international claims of Christian persecution in the country.
“I just got back from Washington DC and lo and behold, the Washington DC lobby firm known as the DCI Group has taken over nine million dollars from the Nigerian government to put out a narrative that there is no genocide and everything is okay,” Saul said.
He described the alleged payment to the lobbying firm as morally questionable. “That nine billion dollars is what I call ‘Judas money,’” he added.
According to Saul, the First Lady has been holding high-level meetings and appearing publicly in Washington while strongly denying any genocidal killings in Nigeria.
“Mrs Tinubu, the First Lady of Nigeria, is parading around Washington DC, going to high-level meetings and eating at fancy restaurants,” he said.
“While she’s here saying that there is no genocide going on, over 300 Christians have been massacred within the last 72 hours.”
Saul alleged that the killings occurred in several states, including Taraba, Benue, Kwara, and Plateau, noting that the majority of the victims were Christians.
“There were killings in Taraba, in Benue, a major attack in Kwara, and killings in Plateau. The vast majority of the victims are Christians,” he stated.
Saul alleged that the killings occurred in several states, including Taraba, Benue, Kwara, and Plateau, noting that the majority of the victims were Christians.
He further disclosed that the attacks were carried out by armed groups he identified as Fulani militia and radical Islamist elements.
Saul criticised what he described as the Nigerian government’s spending priorities, arguing that funds allegedly used for international lobbying could have been deployed to improve security at home.
“While the Nigerian government is spending nine billion dollars bringing a delegation to say that there is no genocide going on, they could have spent that nine million dollars protecting their own citizens,” he said.
