Tag: Genocide

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

How much do Westerners know about Nigeria? Do we recognize it as Africa’s largest nation? Are we aware of its considerable economic importance? Are Western Christians alert to the dangers faced by our fellow believers in Nigeria? Granted, it’s a little challenging to learn about Nigeria’s woes because we have to search for reports. Sadly,… Continue reading The Persecution of Christians Part 40

Apart from counter-terrorism, Nigeria is also attempting to reform captured militants. More than 2,000 Boko Haram members have repented and been released back into society, a move criticized by many. Nigerian Senate Minority Leader, Enyinnaya Abaribe, pushed President Buhari to resign. The president pushed back in an op-ed submitted to CT. “We owe thanks to… Continue reading The Persecution of Christians Part 38

John Ibenu, CAN chairman for the Middle Belt state of Kogi in Nigeria, home to many herder-farmer clashes, defended his organization. His state witnessed 27 deaths in January 2020. “When people are not performing the duties for which they are employed or appointed, they must give way for others to come in,” he stated. “CAN… Continue reading The Persecution of Christians Part 37

Adeboye previously had a reputation for refraining from such critical activity. Some politicians rejoiced that he took a stand, noting that Nigerian Vice President Yemi Osinbajo is a member of his congregation. “For [Adeboye] to stick his neck out, when the government respects him, will surely cause them to take notice,” said Gideon Para-Mallam, the… Continue reading The Persecution of Christians Part 36

Launched on January 29 to protest the beheading of Brethren pastor Lawan Andimi, the chairman of a regional Christian Association of Nigeria (CAN) chapter in Adamawa state, by Boko Haram two weeks earlier, the prayer was also a protest at the Nigerian government’s failure to stop the abductions and killings. Terrorist attacks, as well as… Continue reading The Persecution of Christians Part 35