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Blackwater Founder Proposes Private Army to Protect Nigerian Christians
AtlanticPostNG.com ^ | October 10, 2025

Posted on 10/19/2025 10:13:42 PM PDT by UnwashedPeasant

Blackwater Founder Proposes Private Army to Defend Christians in Nigeria — A Dangerous, Unverified Gambit That Could Fuel the War He Claims to Fight

Erik Prince, the controversial founder of Blackwater, is the latest provocateur to throw petrol on Nigeria’s smouldering security crisis. Over the past week social feeds and fringe outlets have circulated what is described as a direct appeal from Prince to the Vatican — ostensibly asking Pope Leo XIV to bankroll a private military company to protect Nigerian Christians from Islamist militants.

The claim, repeated widely on X, Facebook and community forums, has been carried by small online titles and copy sites but, crucially, lacks clear verification in the mainstream press and in Prince’s own public channels. That ambiguity is the first red flag in a story that should alarm every serious observer of Nigeria’s security and human rights landscape.

This is not an abstract dispute about semantics. If true, Prince’s proposal — a Vatican-funded private force operating inside Nigeria with a sectarian mandate — would be unlawful in many respects, recklessly provocative and likely to deepen the violence it claims to remedy. If false, the viral allegation risks inflaming sectarian tensions, profiting voices that thrive on polarisation, and distracting policy makers from the urgent, difficult work of rebuilding legitimate state protection in Nigeria. Either way, the claim demands scrutiny.

What the Claim Says — And What We Can Verify

The viral item circulating under headlines such as “Blackwater Founder Launches Private Army to Defend Christians in Nigeria” alleges Prince told the Pope: “Sir, I have a better idea. Why don’t you fund my colleagues so they can protect Nigerian Christians from the Muslims who are massacring them?” Versions of the same line have been shared thousands of times on X and by local social pages.

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TOPICS: Foreign Affairs; News/Current Events
KEYWORDS: genocide; nigeria
The article is from a Nigerian source and seems to downplay the genocide while reporting on rumor, but with that acknowledged, it is still interesting.

Claude AI summary of article:

This article examines unverified claims that Erik Prince, Blackwater's founder, proposed to the Vatican that it fund a private military force to protect Nigerian Christians from Islamist militants. The claim has spread widely on social media but lacks mainstream confirmation or verification from Prince's official channels.

The piece acknowledges Nigeria's severe security crisis—with reports of over 7,000 Christian deaths in early 2025 from jihadist attacks and sectarian violence—but argues that even if true, Prince's proposal would be deeply problematic. A Vatican-funded mercenary force would likely violate international law, compromise the Church's moral authority, and risk escalating rather than resolving the violence.

The author contends that whether the claim is real or fabricated, it distracts from legitimate solutions like strengthening rule of law and reforming Nigeria's security services, while framing a complex governance failure as purely a religious conflict ripe for privatized intervention.

1 posted on 10/19/2025 10:13:42 PM PDT by UnwashedPeasant
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To: UnwashedPeasant
The whine is strong with this author. How dare anyone try to stop the genocide of Christians!

It's worth a try, though for my money I'd suggest simply arming the victimized populations first and letting them form militias. The attackers can't afford many casualties per attack before it becomes too costly to continue.

2 posted on 10/19/2025 10:23:57 PM PDT by EnderWiggin1970
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To: UnwashedPeasant

Hmmm.


3 posted on 10/19/2025 10:52:10 PM PDT by nickcarraway
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To: EnderWiggin1970

I’d like to stop the slaughter of Christians in Nigeria. Not quite convinced about Blackwater doing it.


4 posted on 10/19/2025 10:58:25 PM PDT by nickcarraway
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To: EnderWiggin1970

Letting the Christians bear arms would be far more cost effective.

The pro Muslim and anti-freedom author his acting like all liberal communist’s.


5 posted on 10/19/2025 11:07:07 PM PDT by riverrunner
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To: nickcarraway

Step 1: Create a problem.
Step 2: Sell a solution.
Step 3: Profit!


6 posted on 10/20/2025 12:22:15 AM PDT by glorgau
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To: riverrunner

Interesting that massive amounts of people protest at the death of a Muslim PALEOstinian terrorist in HAMAS or the PLO out of proportion to the Christians being slaughtered in Africa by Islamic terrorists.

Who cares? No Jews or Israelis involved there...ho hum...


7 posted on 10/20/2025 12:30:01 AM PDT by Netz ( and looking for a way ti IMPROVE mankind.)
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To: Netz

Who cares?

Jews protect their own.

Christians evidently dont give a damned and do not mobilize to protect their own.


8 posted on 10/20/2025 2:12:56 AM PDT by Chickensoup
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To: Chickensoup

Indeed, who cares about the African continent and it’s inhabitants and their wars. You’re right, nobody cares - not the Church (paralyzed by fear of Islam) and not any other government or UN body.

The Jews worry for other Jews because, historically, nobody else will.

Christians need to get back into their heritage and begin affecting positive change - especially against the coming Islamic wave.


9 posted on 10/20/2025 3:54:12 AM PDT by Netz ( and looking for a way ti IMPROVE mankind.)
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To: nickcarraway
Not quite convinced about Blackwater doing it.

Blackwater no longer exists, but if deployed here, the problem would be solved as soon as boots touched ground.

Don't ask how I know.

10 posted on 10/20/2025 6:01:03 AM PDT by AAABEST (That time Washington DC became a corrupted, existential threat to us all...)
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To: UnwashedPeasant

Blackwater is now called Academi that operates under Constellis holdings.


11 posted on 10/20/2025 8:27:51 AM PDT by Rappini
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