Tag: Persecution

According to a Priest in Nigeria, Father Fidelis, the support and intervention of European governments is necessary: “Otherwise we risk Extermination. Our people are suffering so much. Please help us not be Silent in the Face of this Immense Extermination that is taking place in Silence.” “Aid to the Church in Need” has undertaken to… Continue reading Persecution of Christians Part 10

16/05/2020 Nigeria (International Christian Concern) – A recent statement made by the president of Nigeria and his press secretary has claimed that the attacks that took place this week in Kaduna State were revenge attacks. Though the president says that he condemns the attacks and that those who conducted them should not have, he also… Continue reading Persecution of Christians Part 9

18/05/2020 Nigeria (International Christian Concern) – Last Thursday, May 14, was Leah Sharibu’s 17th birthday. Leah is the lone remaining schoolgirl in captivity from the town of Dapchi, where more than 100 girls were taken from the Government Girls Science and Technical School by the Islamic State West Africa Province (ISWAP) faction of Boko Haram.… Continue reading Persecution of Christians Part 8

Persecution-monitoring groups such as Open Doors and UK-based Humanitarian Aid Relief Trust estimate that more than 7,000 Nigerian Christians have been killed for their faith in the past five years. The brazen, bloody attacks by Boko Haram and ISIS-affiliated militants tragically have made these groups into household names. But there is another extremist group operating… Continue reading The Persecution of Christians Part 7

The Maiduguri Bishop from Nigeria Oliver Dashe Doeme says, “It is the basis of Boko Haram philosophy that Western Civilisation and education are both sinful and harmful. The irony of this is that despite this statement Boko Haram activities are based on Western achievements such as the telephone, the internet and modern equipment. According to… Continue reading The Persecution of Christians Part 6

Father Fidelis, a Priest in Nigeria, makes his latest appeal follows the abduction of four young seminarians in the city of Kaduna, in north western Nigeria. It is the latest in a long line of Attacks and Murders of Christian believers there. An estimated 1,000 Nigerian Christians were murdered in 2019 alone for their faith.… Continue reading The Persecution of Christians Part 5

A Catholic priest in Nigeria releases an appeal for attention and action to the international community as Christians continue to be persecuted and murdered in his country. “Every day,” says Father Joseph Bature Fidelis, of the Diocese of Maiduguri, “Our brothers and sisters are slaughtered in the streets.” In a dramatic appeal to the papal… Continue reading The Persecution of Christians Part 4

Although Fulani extremists in Nigeria are not part of an organized terror group such as Boko Haram or ISIS, their Crimes are no less reprehensible. The fact remains: Christians are being Persecuted and Killed. Men, women, and children are being Slaughtered, and their deaths largely are being ignored. A report by Open Doors indicates that… Continue reading The Persecution of Christians Part 3

A prominent Christian leader in Nigeria says, “Our people are being Killed,” he said. “They are being Hacked to Death. Entire communities, hundreds, have been Sacked — Destroyed and taken over by Fulani herdsmen.” According to World Watch Monitor, the Fulani are the “world’s largest nomadic group,” and they believe they have the right to… Continue reading The Persecution of Christians Part 2

The recent news reports about Christian persecution coming out of Nigeria are Horrifying. A day after Christmas, extremists who identified themselves as part of ISIS murdered 11 Christians in Nigeria. A few weeks into the new year, on Jan. 19, the Islamic State of West Africa released a video of a child — who looked… Continue reading The Persecution of Christians Part 1