Abolaji Rasaq Laments Nigeria’s ‘Radicalisation of the Igbo’ Through Marginalisation
_Secular Advocacy TV News Desk _
Social Commentator and activist Abolaji Rasaq has decried Nigeria’s treatment of the Igbo ethnic group warning that it is fueling growing radicalisation in the South-East, drawing parallels with the historical persecution of the Jewish people.
In a widely circulated post, Rasaq argued that persecution either breaks a people or makes them “beasts of survival,” citing the Jewish experience of centuries of persecution followed by economic, intellectual, and political influence.
“Now, look at the Igbo,” he wrote. “A tribe known for industry, resilience, and brilliance. A people who just want to live, do business, and thrive. But Nigeria doesn’t want that. Nigeria wants control. Nigeria wants submission.”
Rasaq alleged that the Igbo have faced untold sidelining, isolation, provocation, and security operations in their villages, as well as the arrest of agitators, business shutdowns, and exclusion from political processes.
“And then Nigeria pretends to be surprised that there’s growing radicalization in the East?” he said, adding that “the Igbo didn’t start this fire. Nigeria did.”
He contended that a nation cannot marginalise “its most brilliant tribe and expect peace,” stating that the Igbo are “survivors, and survivors don’t beg for space forever.”
“The Igbo didn’t set out to be radicals. They were made into one by a country that won’t stop seeing their confidence as a threat,” Rasaq wrote, concluding with: “Nigeria is radicalising the Igbo. And it won’t end well.”
The post has circulated widely on social media, sparking heated discourse on ethnic relations and national unity in Nigeria.