Tag: Boko Haram

According to a report by Release International, Christian persecution in India is set to increase in 2021. Release International reports the growing influence of radical Hindu nationalism in India is the main driver of increased persecution. Since the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) came to power in 2014, Hindu nationalism has become a normalized political platform.… Continue reading The Persecution of Christians Part 50

In Nigeria’s northeastern states, Boko Haram’s Islamist jihadis first gained notoriety during the 2014 #BringBackOurGirls campaign. Radically anti-Christian and anti-Western, they carry out their own violent invasions, kidnappings, and beheadings. Today their best-known victim is Leah Sharibu, one of 110 young schoolgirls kidnapped in 2018 during an attack on an all-girl science and technical school.… Continue reading The Persecution of Christians Part 49

ICON—International Committee on Nigeria—is a research group that reports on terrorism of Christians in Nigeria. According to ICON, Boko Haram was responsible for nearly 35,000 deaths there between 2015 and 2020. Meanwhile, Fulani jihadis reportedly murdered some 17,000 between 2010 and 2020. Unfortunately, no one really knows the precise numbers thanks to mass burnings, chaotic… Continue reading The Persecution of Christians Part 48

There is a bloodbath in Nigeria. Those who track religious freedom violations and Christian persecution agree with those who increasingly speak of another genocide. Murderous incidents are acted out with accelerating frequency, perpetrated primarily by two terror groups—Boko Haram and Fulani jihadis. Tens of thousands of Nigerians have been slaughtered in the last decade. But… Continue reading The Persecution of Christians Part 47

There are 93.8 million Christians in Nigeria, making up 46.7 per cent of the population. In the south of the country, Nigerians are free to follow Jesus – but northern Nigeria and the ‘middle belt’ sees extreme Christian persecution. Why are Christians persecuted in Nigeria? Islamic extremists carry out horrific persecution in northern Nigeria. Twelve… Continue reading The Persecution of Christians Part 46

Why is the persecution of Christians never talked about by MSM? The persecution is becoming a genocide. But the Christian has to be seen as the Attacker and the Muslim as the Victim. In our world today, this is not the case, Christians are the most attacked religion in the world. https://vk.com/video677203037_456239247

The World Council of Churches and the Lutheran World Federation issued a joint appeal  expressing concern at  “the continuing violence and targeted sectarian attacks against people, including religious leaders, in northern Nigeria,” and urging the president to do more to protect civilians. https://vk.com/video677203037_456239243

Congregations have been asked to walk around areas where their churches are located, praying for divine intervention and global assistance to bring all forms of violence afflicting the nation to an end. CAN has also asked churches to engage with the media in order to guarantee coverage of the prayer walks, and to ensure effective… Continue reading The Persecution of Christians Part 43

The suffering of the Christians in Nigeria, the story is nearly always the same: heavily armed jihadis suddenly appear in the dead of night. They attack house after house, breaking down doors, shouting Allahu Akbar. They shoot the elderly and able-bodied men. They rape, mutilate, and murder women. They kidnap young boys and girls. They… Continue reading The Persecution of Christians Part 42

The continuing Genocide of Christians in Nigeria. If you read the reports, you’ll often see photographs that accompany them. They might have been taken days ago, maybe last week or even last year, but the scene is eerily the same. A poor village with a few small buildings is surrounded by open fields. In the… Continue reading The Persecution of Christians Part 41