The Federal Government has expelled Alex Barber, an American missionary working in Nigeria’s conflict-affected Middle Belt, accusing him of making statements capable of inciting violence and deepening divisions.
The development was confirmed by Abiodun Essiet, Senior Special Assistant to President Bola Ahmed Tinubu on Community Engagement (North Central), during an interview with TVC News on Monday.
Essiet said Barber’s activities had raised serious concerns about national unity and public safety.
“Yeah, so we’ve realised what Alex Barber has done, so I must inform that Alex Barber is no longer in Nigeria,” she said.
“He has been, we can say, removed and sent out of the country because of the work he’s doing, which is creating division.”
According to Essiet, Barber’s comments during a speech in Jos, Plateau State, allegedly had immediate consequences.
She claimed that violence broke out shortly after the remarks.
“Immediately after he made his speech in Jos, a lot of people didn’t know that two people, two Muslims, were killed immediately after his speech,” she said.
“Because of the impact of this provocative speech, which he has been making, he was sent out of the country and is no longer in Nigeria.”
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