Popular Nigerian clergyman Emmanuel Iren has made a bogus claim about Nigeria's security infrastructure.
He claimed Nigeria has one of the best security infrastructure in the world, without any evidence.
Irene stated this during a sermon.
According to the clergyman, those with wealth and influence often get a quick response from security operatives.
Speaking further, he noted that the uneven distribution of justice allows injustice and violence to persist in some parts of the country.
Irene noted that the insecurity situation in the country might be related to the fact that those who are the victims are often poor.
“I think, in my personal opinion, our security infrastructure is actually one of the best in the world. Be a rich person in trouble. Drop money and see, they will bring the thief for you, am I lying? So maybe the problem is that, where the wickedness is happening, the voices there are poor. Maybe it doesn’t matter much to us as much as we pretend”, he said in part.
The cleric’s remarks came amid ongoing debates about the persecution of Christians in Nigeria and the country’s designation by the US as a Country of Particular Concern.