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In November 2025, discussions heightened over the existence of Christian genocide in Nigeria. While many Nigerians argued that Christian faithfuls were perpetual victims of Islamic extremists’ attacks, some dismissed their argument as flawed and stated that Islamic extremists attack Christians, Muslims, and Traditional worshippers.
Amidst the public debate, several individuals made unverified claims about the subject, and DUBAWA verified their accuracy. Below are five major claims that thrived during that period;
- X user’s video showing an apprehended suicide bomber
In the course of the public debate about the existence of Christian genocide in Nigeria, an X user shared a video showing a man who confessed to attempting to bomb a church. The user claimed that the plan was to frame Muslims for the act.
However, DUBAWA conducted a Google Reverse Image Search of the video clip’s keyframes and discovered a similar video shared on Facebook in February 2020.
The Facebook post, which Kennis 104.1FM uploaded, showed that on Sunday, Feb. 1, 2020, a 30-year-old Nathaniel Samuel was caught with explosives at the Sabon Tasha branch of Living Faith Church, popularly known as Winners’ Chapel. Nathaniel informed the media that he is a Christian and not a Muslim, as opposed to public claims.
DUBAWA further conducted a keyword search on the suicide bomb attempt on a church in Kaduna State and discovered that Punch reported the arrest of a suspected suicide bomber named Nathaniel Samuel. Punch further revealed that the Church’s Closed-Circuit Television (CCTV) had monitored Nathaniel’s movements before the security personnel accosted him.
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- Rev. Ezekiel Dachomo abducted in Kaduna State
A popular pastor, Ezekiel Dachomo, became the viral face on social media when discussions heightened over the Christian genocide in Nigeria. He shared several videos of the unjust killings of Christians in Plateau State. That brought him to the limelight.
However, DUBAWA noticed that no credible media outlet had reported the alleged incident. We further found a video uploaded by News Central’s official YouTube page, which featured Dachomo engaged in an interview with journalist Blessing Mosuga on Nov. 11, 2025. The timing is significant because the Facebook user shared the claim a day before the interview.
Additionally, the claim mentioned that Dachomo was abducted in Kaduna State; however, we discovered that he is based in Plateau State, where he serves as the Regional Chairperson of the Church of Christ in Nations (COCIN).
DUBAWA contacted the clergy, and he confirmed that he was safe.
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- Fulani terrorists behead CAN chairperson in Adamawa
Amidst the public outcry against the Christian genocide in Nigeria, a Facebook user shared a Television Continental (TVC) video showing that Fulani Islamic terrorists beheaded the Adamawa State Christian Association of Nigeria (CAN) chairperson in Adamawa State.
DUBAWA conducted a keyword search about the alleged incident and found a similar TVC clip.
DUBAWA noticed that the clip was uploaded on YouTube in 2020. In the clip, the Adamawa State CAN chairperson, Steven Manza, announced that Boko Haram had beheaded Lawan Andimi, the CAN chairperson in Michika local government, Adamawa State.
Meanwhile, The Guardian newspaper reported that the Youth Wing of the Christian Association of Nigeria (YOWICAN) dismissed the claims about the decapitation of the current CAN Chairperson of Adamawa State as false.
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- Government did not take action after Owo massacre
During the heated discussion about the existence of Christian genocide in Nigeria, a Facebook user claimed that the attacks in Nigeria were part of a coordinated effort to eliminate Christians, and the Nigerian government failed to take legal action. He referenced the Owo church massacre and stated how over 50 people had died from the attack, and yet nobody had been arrested and prosecuted for it.
However, DUBAWA discovered that the authorities had arrested and arraigned suspects in connection with the attack before a Federal High Court in Abuja. The suspects pleaded not guilty and were remanded in the custody of the Department of State Services (DSS).
In November 2025, the DSS publicly confirmed that it was prosecuting suspects connected to the Owo church attack as part of a broader terrorism prosecution.
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- TikTok video of burning building linked to church attack in Northern Nigeria
On Monday, Nov. 3, 2025, a TikTok user shared a video of a building engulfed in flames and claimed it to be a church in Northern Nigeria.
DUBAWA conducted a Google Reverse Image Search on the keyframes of the TikTok video, which led us to similar videos previously shared on Facebook, TikTok, and Instagram.
The videos hinted that the inferno occurred at the Kwapong Nursing Training College in Ghana.
We found a report published by Modern Ghana on Oct. 31, 2025, which reported a fire incident at the school mentioned above. The news outlet reported that a fire broke out in parts of the Kwapong Nursing Training College in the Asunafo South District of the Ahafo Region, Gaha, forcing students to evacuate for safety.
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