According to the report from the Sun on November 2, 2025, a renowned elder statesman and academic, Professor Yusufu Turaki, has weighed in on the ongoing debate surrounding religious violence in Nigeria, challenging prevailing narratives about the nature of these attacks.
In his analysis, Professor Turaki addressed claims that Muslim communities suffer more casualties than Christian ones in terrorist incidents. He questioned why there appears to be less vocal outcry from Muslim communities if they are indeed the primary victims.
The professor identified what he considers a complex narrative strategy at play. He argued that emphasizing Muslim casualties serves to downplay legitimate Christian concerns by suggesting they are not uniquely targeted. Additionally, he noted that highlighting the Muslim identity of both perpetrators and some victims is used to strip away the religious dimension of these attacks, based on the premise that co-religionists should not harm one another.
Turaki challenged this reasoning, pointing out a fundamental contradiction: terrorist organizations explicitly founded under Islamic ideology cannot have their religious motivations dismissed when carrying out violent acts.
The elder statesman concluded that this framing serves a particular purpose—to suppress Christian communities from speaking out about religiously motivated persecution they experience.
He said, “More Muslims are being killed than Christians. If this be the case, why don’t Muslims cry out as Christians? This narrative has many nuances. It dismisses the genuine case of Christians, since they are not the only ones affected. It removes the sting of the religious factor, since the terrorists themselves are Muslims. A Muslim should not kill a Muslim. So, this matter is not religious. Christians should drop their religious claims. But how could a terrorist group that has been established in the name of Islam, be not Islamic in its terrorist activities? This narrative is aimed at silencing the Christian voice.” View, More,
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