Nigerian President Muhammadu Buhari came to Washington on Dec. 15 expecting to be applauded for his eight years steering Africa’s largest and most volatile nation, but the skunk at the garden party was waiting for him.
Religious freedom advocates loudly protested that the African Leader Summit—hosting heads of state from more than 40 countries—had no bandwidth for human rights concerns, and Nigeria is the epicenter of Christian genocide.
In 2021, Nigeria accounted for more than 80 percent of all the Christians killed worldwide, according to a Save the Persecuted Christians press release.
Buhari was to be conferred with an award on peace and security by the Abu Dhabi Forum in Washington for his support of the forum’s work in fighting religious extremism and promoting peaceful coexistence and dialogue among all religions….