Nigeria, Oct. 11 -- The Nigerian Supreme Council for Islamic Affairs (NSCIA) has challenged the Federal Government to expose and hold accountable those allegedly behind what it described as a "false and treasonable campaign" portraying Nigeria as a country conducting a genocidal war against Christians.

In a statement issued on Friday and signed by its Deputy National Legal Adviser, Haroun Muhammad Eze, the apex Islamic body said the government's failure to identify and publicly name the local originators of the "malicious propaganda" was undermining its own efforts to defend the country's image globally.

The statement, titled "Let's Call a Spade a Spade About the Real Enemies of Nigeria," accused some leaders of the Christian Associatio...