The Great Somersault: How FFK Flipped His Narrative on Christian Killings

The FFK Dossier: A Decade of Commentary on Nigeria's Christian Killings

A chronological deep-dive into Femi Fani-Kayode's X (Twitter) posts from 2012 to 2025, documenting his persistent narrative on violence targeting Christians and his dramatic September 2025 reversal.

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Femi Fani-Kayode (@realFFK), a prominent Nigerian politician and former Minister, has been a vocal commentator on the violence plaguing Nigeria. For over a decade, his X platform has been a megaphone for describing attacks on Christian communities as "genocide," "ethnic cleansing," and "mass murder," primarily attributing them to Fulani militants, Boko Haram, and ISWAP.

The timeline below compiles his most significant posts, formatted to mirror their original X appearance for clarity and impact.

The Timeline: A Decade of Accusations (2012 - 2025)

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Femi Fani-Kayode

@realFFK

June 18, 2012

".@maxsiollun in that case the killing of christians must stop and the govt must stop BH. If they do not Nigeria will eventually explode."

🔗 Citation: [post:76] | This early post highlights his view of the killings as escalating toward national collapse.

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Femi Fani-Kayode

@realFFK

Jan 30, 2017

"You complain about @realDonaldTrump's travel ban on Muslims but remain silent about the genocide of Christians in Nigeria. Shame on you!"

🔗 Citation: [post:75] | He criticizes global hypocrisy on Christian persecution.

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Femi Fani-Kayode

@realFFK

Dec 7, 2017

"If you think this is bad come to southern Kaduna in northern Nigeria and see what happens to the indigenous Christians that live there. Muslim Fulani militants and herdsmen butchered 809 of them in their homes on Christmas day last year!Not one of the killers has been arrested."

🔗 Citation: [post:0] | Highlighting impunity.

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Femi Fani-Kayode

@realFFK

Apr 28, 2018

"3 forces are responsible for the genocide, carnage, ethnic cleansing and mass murder that we see in Nigeria today. Boko Haram, the Fulani herdsmen and the Nigerian Army. Collectively they have killed hundreds of thousands over the last 3 years. @MBuhari controls all three."

🔗 Citation: [post:31] | Accusing the president of oversight.

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Femi Fani-Kayode

@realFFK

Jun 14, 2019

"Nigeria has had more Christians murdered, more Churches bombed and burnt and more clerics slaughtered than ANY other country in the world over the last 58 years."

🔗 Citation: [post:5]

🚨 The September 2025 Somersault

For years, FFK's commentary consistently called for international attention to what he framed as a genocide against Christians. However, on September 30, 2025, his narrative shifted dramatically after After hearing the starter's pistol sound of their WhatsApp group admin, the APC-Tinubu disinformation agent, and a popular conspiracy entrepreneur, David Hundeyin and other APC-Tinubu disinformation apparatus.

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Femi Fani-Kayode

@realFFK

Sep 29, 2025

"Bill Maher, the Jewish-controlled American media, and the American Deep State have said the world should 'forget Gaza' and instead 'focus on Nigeria,' where, according to them, '500,000 Christians have been killed in the last year.' This is a lie and a false narrative... It is the beginning of an insidious attempt to discredit and demonize our country, divide us on religious lines, destabilize us... We must resist it."

🔗 Citation: [post:4] | Dismissing disinformation while defending against anti-Nigeria bias.

This post marked a complete reversal, refuting the very kind of statistics and international focus he had long championed, now framing it as an attack on national sovereignty.

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Femi Fani-Kayode

@realFFK

Sep 28, 2025

"The allegation... that 500,000 Christians were murdered by Muslims in Nigeria in the last one year is false. It is disinformation... These terrorists make no distinction... They are attempting to kill us ALL, whether Christian or Muslim..."

🔗 Citation: [post:1] | Refuting exaggerated claims but acknowledging ongoing killings of both faiths.

Analysis: Fani-Kayode's commentary, spanning over a decade, reveals a consistent pattern of highlighting violence against Christians, often using incendiary language. His sudden pivot in late September 2025 to a more unifying, nationalist rhetoric—dismissing exaggerated figures and emphasizing that terrorists kill both Christians and Muslims—represents a significant shift in his public stance, aligning more closely with the narrative of the current administration and marking one of the most notable political somersaults in recent Nigerian political discourse.

Compiled from direct X (Twitter) posts, essays, and media statements. All citations refer to internal post identifiers from the original compilation.