The detained leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), Mazi Nnamdi Kanu, has addressed an open letter to US President Donald Trump, asserting that the alleged “Christian genocide” in Nigeria has spread into the South-East region, directly targeting the Igbo people.
Kanu’s letter follows President Trump’s recent declaration on October 31, 2025, that the United States was “prepared to act” militarily and cut aid if Nigeria fails to adequately protect its Christian population—a move that saw Nigeria redesignated as a Country of Particular Concern (CPC).
In the letter, Mazi Kanu, who identifies as a practicing Jew and leader of a self-determination movement, claimed the threat is no longer confined to northern Nigeria but has “metastasized into the Igbo heartland,” where he says Judeo-Christians are being “systematically exterminated under the guise of counter-terrorism.”
He alleged that the same extremist forces condemned in the North—such as Boko Haram, ISWAP, and Fulani militias—are operating with “state complicity” in the South-East, adding that the Nigerian military itself is the “primary perpetrator” in the region, shielded by a “false narrative that blames victims.”
Kanu provided data, referencing a report from the International Society for Civil Liberties and the Rule of Law (Intersociety) which he claims documented the killing of over 2,000 Igbo youths in “counter-terrorism” operations between 2021 and 2025.
Kanu further accused the Nigerian government of weaponising insecurity to demonise his organisation.
He stated that since his “illegal rendition” from Kenya in June 2021, the government has: declared IPOB a “terrorist organisation,” despite what he argues is zero evidence of violence and contradicts findings by the US State Department in 2021; and has orchestrated “unknown gunmen” attacks using state-backed militias, then wrongly attributed the violence to IPOB.
The IPOB leader drew a parallel to the Rwandan genocide, stating the method is a “playbook: create chaos, blame the victim, justify extermination.”
Kanu detailed his own experiences with the Nigerian state, claiming he survived four documented assassination attempts since 2015 and recounted his forced abduction (extraordinary rendition) from Kenya, an act a Kenyan High Court later condemned as violating international law.
Kanu stated he remains in solitary detention in Abuja without a valid subsisting charge, alleging his “sole crime” is defending his people’s right to life and self-determination.
The letter serves as a direct appeal to President Trump to use the leverage of the CPC designation and the threat of military and economic action to intervene in the escalating conflict in the South-East region of Nigeria.
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