Abuja: The Kukah Centre (TKC), a Nigerian public policy institute, has issued a statement defending its founder, Bishop Matthew Hassan Kukah, following what it called “mischaracterizations” of his remarks on the alleged persecution of Christians in Nigeria. The clarification comes amid growing public and media debate over the scale and nature of religious violence in the country.

In a press release on Tuesday, TKC’s Executive Director, Father Atta Barkindo, criticized the media for presenting Bishop Kukah’s comments out of context. The remarks, delivered during the launch of the 2025 World Report on Religious Freedom at the Vatican on October 21 and later at the 46th Supreme Convention of the Knights of St. Mulumba (KSM) in Kaduna on November 28, were, according to Barkindo, distorted i

See Full Page