A post celebrating the fast development of Aba in Abia sparked excitement across Nigeria, but one comment raised a serious insensitive-extremism red flag:
“Nigerian Muslims, especially Yoruba Muslims, are happy with the development. Allah and Muhammad’s foot soldiers are doing a great job.”
The comment is insensitive because it uses religious identity to frame public progress, implying violence and religious militancy are responsible for development in Nigeria. It also reads like mockery or praise of harm-linked groups, which shifts a conversation about governance into religion-versus-nation rhetoric.
Institutions like Human Rights Watch stress that blaming or crediting entire faith communities for national crises or progress fuels division and weakens accountability. Development belongs to leadership, policy, workers and communities—not religious “soldiers.”
Criticize systems if needed—like the Nigerian government or state leadership—but never use religion as a badge for violence or a ruler for national achievement. Nigeria isn’t built by faith militias; it’s shaped by governance, citizens and choices that should unite, not exclude.
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