Former Minister of Aviation, Femi Fani-Kayode, has blamed Jewish-controlled media for claims that Christians are facing genocide in Nigeria as perpetrated by Muslims.

In a statement, he said the allegation was pushed by top American television host Bill Maher and American Radio Genoa, who both claimed that 500,000 Christians were murdered by Muslims in Nigeria in the last one year.

He said, "It is disinformation that has been pushed out by the Jewish controlled media in America as payback for our position against the genocide in Gaza as eloquently and powerfully stated by our Vice President @KashimSM, Minister of Foreign Affairs @YusufTuggar, Governor Uba Sani @ubasanius and others at #UNGA."

Fani-Kayode urged Nigerians to expect more of this sort of disinformation from the American media "because they want to divide us on religious lines, malign us as Christian-haters before the world and give Trump a reason to call us out and not only sanction but also destabilise and terrorise our country."

"Yet it will not work. Nigeria is not Palestine and neither are we cowards. We cannot be divided, intimidated, bullied, destroyed or subjected to the same treatment as Libya, Syria, Lebanon, Iraq or Gaza.

"There shall be no forced regime-change here and our people will not be bombed and subjected to genocide by any Foreign power.

"We stand independent and strong. We are more than conquerors and our gallant and courageous Armed Forces and Security and Intelligence Agencies are successfully contending with the terrorist barbarians that are attacking and killing members of both our Christian and Muslim population. They are killing them and arresting their leaders in large numbers every day.

"These terrorists make no distinction when it comes to religious faith when they kill our people. They are attempting to kill us ALL, whether Christian or Muslim, and we are also fighting back and resisting them as one and in one accord.

"This is the point that Bill Maher and the Americans and Israelis fail to appreciate.

"It is a battle for the very soul and destiny of our nation. It is not a Christian versus Muslim war but rather a terrorist versus the Nigerian people war and the Nigerian people comprise of both Christians and Muslims.

"The American media and their Zionist sponsors and backers may tell their dirty lies but we will counter them with the sword of truth.

"The Bible says, 'If God be for us who can be against us?" Our country and our people shall not fail, we shall not fall and we shall not be ashamed!'

"We shall surely prevail both against the terrorists that have plagued our land and the liars that secretly arm, back and support them from the west because the God we worship and serve is MIGHTY!

"I commend @renoomokri for bringing this matter to my attention and I endorse and support all he has said about it in his latest post on X."

ASA