Human rights lawyer and Senior Advocate of Nigeria, Femi Falana has accused United States President Donald Trump of lying to the whole world by alleging Christian genocide in Nigeria without any evidence to support his claim.
Falana made this allegation on Wednesday while appearing as a guest on Politics Today, a programme on Channels Television.
The SAN’s comment follows Trump’s declaration of Nigeria as a “Country of Particular Concern” over allegations of Christian genocide in the country.
Trump also threatened that he had asked the Defence Department to prepare for possible military action in Nigeria if the Nigerian government “continues to allow the killing of Christians”.
According to Falana, “Mr Trump doesn’t regard us as anything at all; Nigeria and South Africa. For him, we are either a sh*thole country or a disgraceful country.
“I’m going to look at this from a human rights perspective. I’m not a diplomat. My position is that Mr Trump has lied to the whole world by alleging Christian genocide in Nigeria without any evidence to back it up.”
