Country: Nigeria

Anti-Christian violence by the Jihadist Fulani in Nigeria has again spiked.  The Nigeria based International Society for Civil Liberties and Rule of Law noted that over 400 Christians have been killed in Nigeria over the past three months.  They note In all, not less than 410 Christian lives have been lost in Nigeria to Jihadist Fulani terrorists in the past 93 days of 2020. This slaughter seems to be accelerating in recent days.  The Society noted This is on daily average of about five Christian deaths.  On average, the jihadist Fulani militants killed 125 Christians in January and February, respectively,… Read More »

The past several years have witnessed a marked increase of Christian persecution in Nigeria. Boko Haram is one Islamic militant group which is an offshoot from Islamic State has publicized the killing of a 22-year-old Christian college student. Ropvil Daciya Dalep was a biology major attending the University of Maiduguri when he was abducted on January 9 by the Islamic State West Africa Province. This is according to the United Kingdom based Christian Solidarity Worldwide. A video was taken of the execution by a masked child who claimed the execution was revenge for “bloodshed.” The child noted, In particular, this… Read More »