Minister of Defence General Christopher Musa has responded to concerns about Christian minorities feeling oppressed in Sharia-governed states, drawing from his personal experience growing up as a Christian in Sokoto State.
Speaking in an interview from 12:45 with Arise TV, General Musa shared his formative years in one of Nigeria’s most prominent Islamic states. “I was born and raised in Sokoto. I grew up in Sokoto. I spent my entire formative years in Sokoto. I went to my primary school in Sokoto and my secondary school in Sokoto. It was going to Nigerian Defence Academy that I left Sokoto. Naturally, people would have felt I suffered there, but I had one of the best upbringings in life because Sokoto was wonderful. I’m still very proud of growing up in Sokoto,” he said.
The Defence Minister contextualized religious minority concerns as a universal phenomenon affecting both Christians and Muslims depending on their demographic position in different regions.
General Musa explained that fear naturally accompanies minority status regardless of religious affiliation, comparing it to instinctive human responses to unfamiliar situations. “We know that there are issues in Nigeria about religion, how we view religion, and I really don’t understand why we take it so much. Sometimes I think we’re taking it to the extreme both religions, but I think we’re getting better,” he stated. See More
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