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 99 percent of the Christian Persecution that happens in Nigeria is of a violent nature. While our team was in Nigeria, we saw the effects of this violence firsthand. Refugee camps were packed with widows and orphans. One little boy told us the Fulani had surrounded his family’s house and shot his father. They kicked in the door, shot two of his brothers, and then turned their machetes on him and his little sister. They still bear long, raised scars on their faces and heads — permanent reminders of that horrible night. Fulani attacks like this are all too common. Huts are burned down with people trapped inside. Roadblocks and false police checkpoints are set up to ambush minibuses and vehicles. In fact, the violence has gotten so intense, that some Human Rights observers have begun to question whether the Fulani’s Persecution of Christian farmers constitutes Genocide. Clearly, this is an issue the world needs to be paying closer attention to. Christians in Nigeria are in desperate need of our help.
The Persecution of Christians Part 3
