Following the recent incident in Nigeria, with Churches being attacked and the mass killing of Christians, a viral photo has surfaced of a Catholic Priest with a gun.
According to some reports, the photo of the Catholic Priest with a firearm during his celebration of Holy Mass was from some 4 or five years ago and has resurfaced following the alleged mass killing of Christians in Nigeria.
In the viral photo, the Catholic Priest was at the sanctuary with an AK-47 rifle hanging on his back.
The State News, which shared the news on X, wrote, “In the wake of the recent tragic incident in Nigeria, a concerned Catholic Church member has shared an image showing a priest with a firearm secured at his back while conducting Mass.
The gesture, according to the member, reflects heightened security awareness within the community”.
Meanwhile, a netizen has claimed the photo is from 2021, during the Ozubulu massacre. The netizen wrote, “Stop this misinformation. This video is from 2021, during the Ozubulu massacre, a clash between two billionaires that resulted in a church attack because one had built the church with his money. Stop misleading the public”.
“This is a military chaplain carrying a rifle. During service, not a civilian priest. It is standard for personnel on duty to be armed either in the barracks or mission field(which is probably the case here). For proof, notice the NA chaplaincy emblem on his cassock”, a netizen added.
Also, Donald Trump, the President of the United States, has lashed out at the mass killings of Christians in Nigeria.
According to the US president, Nigeria is a disgrace over the killing of Christians.
President Trump further described the situation in Nigeria as a “Christian genocide”.
He further hinted at stopping all aid to Nigeria over the Nigerian government’s failure to protect Christians.
Speaking in an interview with Fox News, President Trump stated, “I think Nigeria is a disgrace; the whole thing is a disgrace. They are killing people by the thousands. It is a genocide, and I am really angry about it. And we pay, you know, we give a lot of subsidies to Nigeria, we are going to end up stopping. The government has been very ineffective. They are killing Christians at will”.
He further slammed some American media outlets for not reporting on the matter.
“And you know, until I got involved two weeks ago, nobody even talked about it. The New York Times does not write stories about it,” he said.
Donald Trump had earlier labelled Nigeria as a ‘Country of Particular Concern’ over the Christian genocide claims.
He threatened military action in Nigeria to stop the killings, branding the country a disgrace.
The US President also accused the Nigerian government of failing to protect Christians from violence perpetrated by the Islamic extremists.
Trump further warned once again of his threat to take military action against Islamist militants in Nigeria if the government does not stop attacks on Christian communities
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