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General News of Thursday, 30 January 2020

Source: www.mynigeria.com

CSI warns of religious genocide in Nigeria, calls on UN's intervention

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Following the rise in killings of Nigerian Christians, the Christian Solidarity International (CSI), an NGO campaigning for religious freedom, has issued a genocide Warning for Nigeria.

CSI chairman, Dr. John Eibner, in a statement on Thursday, stated that the Christian population in Nigeria has become "endangered species".

To avoid the extinction of Christians in Africa's largest country, the CSI called on the Permanent Member of the United Nations Security Council to take appropriate action to prevent genocide.

"The conditions for genocide exist in Nigeria," said Dr. John Eibner, the Chairman of CSI's International Management, "with Christians, non-violent Muslims, and adherents of tribal religions being particularly vulnerable. The increasingly violent attacks and the failure of the Nigerian government to prevent them and punish the perpetrators are alarming."

Eibner continued: "The vast majority of states, as signatories to the Genocide Convention of 1948, have committed to 'undertake to prevent' genocide, a commitment that was reaffirmed in the 2005 declaration of the Responsibility to Protect. CSI therefore calls on the permanent members of the UN Security Council to take swift action to uphold this commitment to genocide prevention in Nigeria."

Eibner also called on Christian leaders in Europe, North America, and around the world to promote and uphold CAN's appeal for three days of global fasting and prayer for Nigeria from 31 January to 2 February.