A sequence of horrific incidents escalated on June 13 when Fulani militants attacked a camp for displaced Christians in Nigeria, killing over 200 folks.
Eyewitnesses reported that attackers set hearth to homes and shot victims as they fled. The Fulani militants “started slaughtering folks—largely ladies, youngsters, and displaced households who thought they’d discovered security right here,” in Yelewata, Benue State. Lots of the our bodies had been burned past recognition.
Lots of the victims had beforehand been attacked and escaped from Muslim militants. Nigeria is the deadliest nation for Christians, the place tens of 1000’s of Christians have been killed in recent times.
Fulani militants search to grab land from Christians and impose Islamic regulation.
Some officers say the assaults towards Christians are a battle between herders and farmers and attribute the violence to local weather change.
However the militants shouted “Allahu Akbar” as they killed folks with machetes and weapons. Christian Freedom Worldwide’s companion in Nigeria warned that folks “mustn’t fall for a false narrative relating to local weather change.”
The U.S. Fee on Worldwide Spiritual Freedom (USCIRF) lately held a listening to on the deteriorating situations for non secular freedom in Nigeria. They highlighted the Nigerian authorities’s inaction on the horrific violence, persecution by blasphemy legal guidelines, and the rise of violence from extremist teams like ISWAP and Fulani militants. USCIRF referred to as for pressing reforms, safety for non secular minorities, and for the U.S. to designate Nigeria as a Nation of Explicit Concern (CPC).
Christian Freedom Worldwide (CFI) offers assist for survivors of Islamist violence and help to get better and begin new lives. In 2024, we despatched tons of of petitions calling for the White Home to designate Nigeria a Nation of Explicit Concern.
Please pray for:
- Survivors of those horrific assaults to search out therapeutic in Christ.
- Christian youngsters who’re left orphaned.
- Christian leaders to be crammed with knowledge and vitality to serve with godly energy.
- Nigeria’s leaders to take decisive actions to carry justice and stop additional assaults
Would you are taking the following step and assist Christians who survive Islamist assaults in Nigeria?
You possibly can:
- Sponsor a toddler survivor in Nigeria.
- Help younger adults on the Treasure Middle, a restoration for trauma, discipleship, and coaching in job expertise.
- Present coaching for girls and breadwinners, comparable to younger adults left to care for his or her siblings, to begin small companies.
