Former Kaduna Senator and civil rights activist, Shehu Sani, has strongly condemned American rapper Nicki Minaj for alleging that Christians are facing genocide in Nigeria, describing her statements as “fictitious” and politically motivated.
Sani accused the United Nations of giving Minaj an undeserved platform to spread falsehoods about the country.
“The rapper knows absolutely nothing about Nigeria. She has never visited any conflict-affected community here, never supported any humanitarian cause in Nigeria, and has never helped a single Nigerian,” Sani said.
He contrasted Minaj with Western celebrities who have championed global causes on hunger, education, women’s rights, and health, saying the rapper has “nothing on her record except rapping gibberish and displaying outfits and a physique that are incompatible with African culture and tradition.”
“Nicki Minaj is not a role model for Nigerian or African girls,” he declared, adding that her genocide claims were not driven by conscience but by “sycophantic and opportunistic meddling” to curry favour with U.S. President Donald Trump.
“Minaj should focus on her country of birth, Trinidad and Tobago, where her voice is actually needed to address real social issues instead of using Nigeria to please Trump – a man whose policies target immigrants like herself,” Sani said.
The former lawmaker also revisited his earlier rebuttal of similar claims made by U.S. television host Bill Maher, insisting there is no religious genocide in Nigeria.
“We face serious security challenges: banditry in the North-West, terrorism in the North-East, and a mix of ethno-religious crises and farmer-herder clashes in the North-Central. But bandits and terrorists do not discriminate based on faith. Muslims and Christians are killed in equal measure.
They attack churches and mosques alike. Pastors, priests, and imams have all been murdered,” he explained.
Sani cited recent attacks in Katsina and Zamfara states where dozens of Muslim worshippers were killed in mosques, alongside well-publicised attacks on Christian communities in Plateau and Benue.
He attributed the perception of anti-Christian genocide to selective outrage in the past, noting that during the previous administration, some Muslim lawmakers from northern Kaduna remained silent about attacks on their own communities to avoid embarrassing a northern president, while Christian lawmakers from southern Kaduna consistently raised the alarm.
“Nigerians of all faiths are victims of the same criminals. Framing it as genocide against one religion is dishonest and dangerous,” Sani concluded.
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