Nigerian singer and rapper Gabriel Oche Amanyi, popularly known as Terry G, has criticized Benue State Governor Hyacinth Alia for dismissing claims of religious persecution in the state.
Gossip News Now reports that Alia, speaking at a National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) consultative forum in Abuja on the protection of Internally Displaced Persons (IDPs) and Forcibly Displaced Persons (FDPs), denied allegations circulating in the United States that Nigeria is experiencing religious genocide. He asserted that no such atrocity is occurring in Benue or elsewhere in the country.
The governor specifically challenged claims made by some U.S. officials seeking to designate Nigeria as a “Country of Particular Concern,” a status tied to alleged systematic persecution of Christians.
“In my state of Benue, we don’t have any religious, ethnic, racial, national, or state genocide. We don’t have that,” Alia stated, acknowledging insecurity in the state but insisting it does not meet the legal definition of genocide.
In reaction, Terry G, a Benue native, took to Instagram to call out the governor, questioning why he would deny the situation.
He wrote:
“Reverend, for that matter, why una too dey lie? Why can’t you guys admit, for once, and apply correction? There is nothing like Christian genocide in Benue, so that means you are not hearing all the news that is going on. What kind of governor is that one now? Una go just dey cap rubbish.
“We refuse to be quieted. The Christian community in Benue is under attack — no amount of denial can hide that reality.”
Terry G’s comments highlight ongoing frustration among locals and religious communities over the state’s handling of security and violence in Benue.
