First, we do not know why the Presidency has remained silent, if it has. However, the Minister of Information and National Orientation, Mohammed Idris, has publicly addressed the matter. At a press conference on 5 November 2025, he stated that Nigeria is “open and willing to work closely with the Government of the United States and others to eliminate terrorism on Nigerian soil” (Vanguard News).

He further emphasised that Nigeria’s security challenges affect both Christians and Muslims, reaffirming the administration’s “political will” under President Bola Tinubu and describing claims of a deliberate genocide against Christians as “misperception and misrepresentation.”

Similarly, the Special Adviser to the President on Information and Strategy, Bayo Onanuga, has made statements consistent with this position. He rejected claims of an “ongoing slaughter of thousands of Christians in Nigeria” as a “gross exaggeration” and added that “Muslim lives matter too”.

We cannot afford to speculate or second-guess what might be happening behind closed doors, but these statements indicate that the government has sought to project a united stance on Nigeria’s security narrative and international perception.