The Nigerian army has had some success subduing Islamist group Boko Haram, but Christians are still being killed in Nigeria. Many of the killings are carried out by nomadic Hausa-Fulani herdsmen, a largely Muslim ethnic group that frequently targets the more settled Christian farming communities of central Nigeria. Meanwhile, 12 of Nigeria’s northern states employ Sharia (Islamic law), and Christians in these states face discrimination and restrictions in accessing community resources, such as clean water, health clinics, and higher education.
The West pays too little attention to Boko Haram
The West pays too little attention to the threat of Boko Haram, according to the Catholic Archbishop of Jos, and it needs to show the kind of resolve the international community has shown over the attacks in Paris. Ignatius Kaigama was speaking to the BBC after the most recent Boko […]
Boko Haram kills up to 2,000 & burns churches
Several churches have been burned in a series of attacks Jan. 3-7 by Boko Haram in Baga, Borno state Nigeria, which the BBC said have claimed up to 2,000 victims. “I received a message of the Christians Association of Nigeria, the association of Christian churches in Nigeria, which states that […]
Nigerian Islamic Sultan calls for peace and unity
According to Vanguard News, Alhaji Sa’ad Abubakar – the Sultan of Sokoto, a region in northern Nigeria that is a seat of Islamic learning – has “called on Muslims and Christians to come together to end insurgency in the country.” Abubakar is the 20th Sultan and titular ruler of Sokoto, […]
Christmas celebrated despite fears of Boko Haram
According to Agenzia Fides, the streets of the capital city of Borno State, Maiduguri, in northern Nigeria were kept vehicle-free Dec. 25-28 in order to prevent suicide bombings by militant Islamist group Boko Haram. Pastor Gideon Obasogie, Director of Communications of the Diocese of Maiduguri, said despite the lack of security […]
Another mass kidnapping and killing in Nigeria
Boko Haram is suspected to have killed at least 30 people and kidnapped as many as 200 women and children in an attack on a Nigerian village. A witness told the BBC “he helped bury 33 bodies,” and “about 200 women and children had been kidnapped from Gumsuri village in […]
Boko Haram may disenfranchise 1.5m Nigerian voters
At least 1.5m Nigerians displaced by the Islamist insurgency may not get to vote in the country’s 2015 elections, the BBC reported 17 December. This includes many Christians who helped elect President Goodluck Jonathan in 2011. Voting laws need to be amended otherwise some voters will be disenfranchised, said Nick […]
Boko Haram abducts 20 more Nigerian women
According to SaharaReporters, a New-York based news agency, insurgents belonging to the Islamist group Boko Haram last Wednesday “abducted more than 20 women, most of them young girls, in Lassa, Borno State, Nigeria.” A member of the community, Daniel Ibrahim, made the disclosure in a telephone call to SaharaReports, and […]
Nigerian Christian fundraiser for terror victims
The Christian Association of Nigeria (CAN) has announced that it will raise funds from its member churches to help victims of terror attacks in the northern states. The funds will be raised as part of a special offering to be collected in churches on Sunday 7 December. Of Nigeria’s approximately […]
Northern Christians accuse government of neglect as Boko Haram continue its killing spree
Displaced Christians expressed their anger at the headquarters of the Church of the Brethren, or EYN Church, in Jos. Nov. 17World Watch Monitor Hundreds of Christians, displaced by the Islamist insurgency in Nigeria’s North, have been staging protests to express their anger over the government failure to protect them […]
Several Nigerians killed immediatly after truce
Dozens have been killed in at least five attacks in Adamawa state soon after the Nigerian government said they reached a ceasefire agreement with Boko Haram on Friday. The Islamist extremist group has not yet claimed responsibility, but its militants are the assumed perpetrators. One of the conditions of the […]