16/11/2025
https://www.americaoutloud.news/demystifying-the-christian-genocide-in-nigeria/
In this week’s National Security Hour, LTC Sargis Sangari, USA (Ret.), CEO of NEC-SE, sits down with Douglas Burton to demystify the Christian Genocide in Nigeria. Douglas Burton is a former U.S. State Department official in Kirkuk, Iraq, and writes news and commentary from Washington, D.C. He is an award-winning journalist and conflict reporter, specializing in the coverage of sectarian political violence and war in Nigeria. He is the managing editor of Truth Nigeria, a journalism website, where he mentors local reporters in north-central Nigeria and oversees field investigations into terrorism, insurgency, and religious persecution.
“To resolve the complex civil war in the Niger basin, the root causes must be identified with complete clarity and honesty. The usual narrative presented by the Nigerian government suggests that nearly all the violence results from disputes over scarce resources. However, this narrative is deeply misleading. The actual driver of the violence is sectarian, Islamist hatred. The leading actors include ISIS insurgents, Islamist mercenaries clearing out non-Muslim landholders, and crime gangs using Jihadism as a justification to kidnap for ransom. Nonetheless, the common thread among all these groups is hatred of non-Muslim Nigerians.” Douglas Burton ([email protected])
The National Security Hour with LTC Sargis Sangari – In this investigation, I uncover the forces driving the Christian genocide in Nigeria, exposing the sectarian violence hidden beneath official narratives. I examine the roles of ISIS-linked insurgents, Islamist militias, criminal networks, and f...