Nigeria, Nov. 9 -- Nigeria's highest Islamic body, the Nigerian Supreme Council for Islamic Affairs (NSCIA), has strongly condemned what it described as a "false and dangerous narrative" by the United States government alleging a Christian genocide in Nigeria.

The council said such claims are misleading and threaten Nigeria's sovereignty, insisting that the country's security challenges are driven by terrorism, criminality, and ecological pressures rather than religion.

The NSCIA made this known at a press conference in Abuja on Sunday at the end of a meeting of all Islamic organisations in Nigeria.

Ishaq Oloyode, secretary-general of the NSCIA, who briefed journalists after the meeting, said Nigeria is not fighting a religious war.

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