“El-Rufai’s Reign of Bias and Persecution: Christians in Kaduna Demand Justice as Karma Unfolds”
By Apologist Evangelist Ibrahim Dikko
I am profoundly satisfied with the unfolding current situation surrounding Mallam Nasir El-Rufai, the former governor of Kaduna State, and I fervently pray that he continues to face the full repercussions of his actions against Christians and Christianity throughout his tumultuous tenure. For eight long years, under his leadership, the Christian community in Kaduna endured systematic marginalization, relentless persecution, and an erosion of their fundamental rights, all while he wielded power with an iron fist that showed no mercy.
Today, as divine justice appears to catch up with him in the political arena, it serves as a stark reminder that no one can escape the consequences of wickedness perpetuated against the innocent; the pains inflicted on families, the lives shattered, and the faith communities decimated during his rule must now haunt him eternally, and I stand unapologetically glad that the wheels of karma have begun to turn against this man who once held the state in his unfeeling grip.
Kai, my fellow Nigerians, did you know the devastating toll of Christian kingdoms and kings that we lost under El-Rufai’s watch in Kaduna State, where ancient communities with deep-rooted Christian heritage were systematically undermined and obliterated through policies that favored division over unity? The suffering inflicted on the people was unimaginable, countless families torn apart, homes reduced to rubble in the name of so-called development, and an atmosphere of fear that permeated every corner of the state, particularly in the southern regions where Christians form the dominant population.
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Many parents, breadwinners who had toiled for years in civil service and public institutions, suddenly lost their jobs without justification or recourse, plunging entire households into destitution and despair; children went hungry, education was disrupted, and the social fabric of these communities frayed under the weight of targeted discrimination that El-Rufai’s administration normalized as governance.Worse still, during those dark years, many innocent lives were lost in avoidable violence and neglect, with reports of clashes between communities that could have been prevented had the governor shown even a modicum of impartiality or concern for all citizens regardless of faith.
He was not remorseful, not once did he issue a heartfelt apology or extend a hand of reconciliation to the aggrieved Christian populace whose cries for justice echoed unanswered through the halls of power in Kaduna; instead, his responses were dismissive, laced with arrogance that betrayed a profound lack of human sympathy for the masses he was elected to serve. Heartless and wicked to the core, El-Rufai governed as if the southern Christian belt was an afterthought, ignoring pleas from religious leaders, civil society groups, and even international observers who documented the rising tide of religious intolerance and bias under his regime.
If you visit Kaduna today and trace back to the era of El-Rufai’s tenure, the stark divide between the Christian-dominated south and the Muslim-dominated north becomes glaringly evident in the landscape of infrastructure development, where he lavished attention and resources exclusively on Kaduna North.
Billions of naira poured into roads, bridges, hospitals, and schools predominantly in the northern region, where Muslims hold sway, while Kaduna South, the heartland of Christian heritage with its sprawling rural communities and growing urban centers, was cruelly abandoned to decay and neglect.
Most of his eight years in office saw infrastructure projects skewed heavily towards the north, leaving southern roads pothole-riddled death traps, schools without desks or teachers, and hospitals starved of essential drugs and equipment, a deliberate policy of exclusion that deepened ethnic and religious fault lines and sowed seeds of enduring resentment among the Christian population.
This blatant favoritism was not mere oversight but a calculated strategy to consolidate power among his core Muslim supporters, sidelining the Christians who had contributed immensely to the state’s economy through agriculture, trade, and small-scale enterprises in the south.
Projects like the expansive urban renewal in Zaria and other northern locales received fanfare and federal backing, while southern areas like Zangon Kataf, Kafanchan, and Sanga begged for basic amenities that never materialized, forcing residents to endure perennial blackouts, contaminated water sources, and collapsing bridges that claimed lives during rainy seasons.
El-Rufai’s administration touted these northern developments as legacies, but to the discerning eye, they were monuments to division, erected on the graves of neglected southern aspirations and the suppressed voices of a faith community that felt increasingly like second-class citizens in their own state.
May karma continue to catch up with you, Mal Nasir El-Rufai, as the repercussions of your past wickedness begin to disgrace you on the national stage, where your political maneuvers are now unraveling before the eyes of a watchful nation. We, the Christians of Kaduna and indeed all Nigerians who value equity, warned you repeatedly that you would not remain in power forever, one day you would leave the Government House, and the true judgment of your deeds would commence, and now you have left, only to witness what God has started doing in exposing your vulnerabilities.
The scandals, the probes, and the political isolation you face today are merely the opening salvos in what promises to be a cascading downfall, a divine reckoning for the tears you caused to flow unchecked and the futures you callously extinguished without batting an eyelid.
Your lack of empathy extended even to the most vulnerable, widows who lost spouses in the violence you failed to curb, orphans left destitute after their parents were sacked from jobs, and elderly pastors whose churches were demolished under flimsy pretexts of urban planning that mysteriously spared mosques in the north.
This heartlessness knew no bounds, as petitions piled up in your office, human rights reports from Amnesty International and local NGOs painted a damning picture of state-sponsored persecution, yet you pressed on, unmoved and unrepentant, prioritizing political alliances over the sacred duty to protect all lives under your care.
The masses’ voices, raised in protests and town hall meetings, fell on deaf ears, dismissed as the rantings of opposition elements rather than legitimate grievances from a betrayed populace.I will never support your political ambition anymore, you wicked soul, for the scars you left on Kaduna’s Christian community run too deep to be forgotten or forgiven in the face of your opportunistic bids for higher office. From senatorial whispers to presidential shadows, every step you take now drags the baggage of your tenure— the demolished schools in Christian villages, the biased security deployments that favored northern crises over southern atrocities, and the economic sabotage that stifled southern growth while northern pockets swelled.
Nigerians must remember these truths as elections loom, rejecting any comeback that would revive the nightmares of division and bias.
In conclusion, as Apologist Evangelist Ibrahim Dikko, I call on all people of goodwill, especially fellow Christians, to stand firm against any rehabilitation of El-Rufai’s image; let this be the beginning of his total downfall, a lesson to future leaders that power is transient and accountability eternal.
The God we serve is just, and the repercussions will persist until full restitution is made to the afflicted—may history judge you harshly, Mal Nasir El-Rufai, for the kingdoms lost, the lives ruined, and the faith betrayed under your watch.
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