NigeriaMap reflects the 30 most recent Persecution Reports. Click HERE for the Map Legend.Obama Administration: Slaughter of Christians In Nigeria A MisunderstandingTuesday, May 22nd, 2012Despite constant attacks targeting church services and Christian worshipers, the Obama administration has initiated a 600 million dollar USAID project that dismisses the theological rationale for the conflict and instead will research the "true" causes of the violent outbreaks that have killed hundreds of Christians in the past year. Islamic Terrorist Bases Raided In Nigerian Cities Of Jos, KanoTuesday, May 22nd, 2012Following an intensive three-day search by Nigeria’s Special Military Task Force that found four Improvised Explosive Devices – along with one that detonated without casualties – the pastor of a church less than two kilometers away said God has vindicated area Christians. Nigerian President Says Islamist Violence Blown Out of Proportion. Thousands of Dead Christians DisagreeFriday, May 18th, 2012Doug Bandow is a writer/journalist that really “gets” persecution. His pieces always reflect an in-depth understanding of persecution and the countries where it exists. This is a great article that accurately breaks down the Islamist issue in Nigeria and the future if the government doesn’t deal with Boko Haram and the Islamic radicals in the North; the violent breakup of Nigeria. Nigeria Reverend Warns of Impending JihadThursday, May 17th, 2012President of the Church of Christ in Nigeria warns that Nigeria is "facing a Jihad, targeted at eliminating Christians and Christianity." Untangling ethnic and religious violence in Nigeria’s ‘Middle Belt’Thursday, May 17th, 2012Thousands have been killed in battles between Muslims and Christians in the city of Jos. Locals disagree whether or not it is strictly for religious reasons. Nigeria Churches Attacked By Suspected MilitantsMonday, May 14th, 2012"As I returned from an evangelistic tour in neighboring Niger, I just found out that an [Evangelical Church of West Africa] ECWA [congregation] in the city of Potiskum in Yobe state was attack and burned to ashes Monday" said preacher Paul Jongas. Nigeria: Gunmen Kill Seven and Set Fire to A HomeSaturday, May 12th, 2012Gunmen target one particular family in a village filled with unrest between Christians and Muslims. Nigeria Soldiers Arrest ‘Leading Boko Haram Militant’Friday, May 11th, 2012Suspected leader of an Islamic extremist group is captured and arrested in Nigeria. Boko Haram: Nigeria’s Islamist Killers for GodTuesday, May 8th, 2012The Huffington Post reports on Nigeria’s Islamist terrorist group, Boko Haram. Islam in Africa: The Invisible Killing of ChristiansTuesday, May 8th, 2012From Nigeria to Sudan, the war on Christians is waging, Arutz Sheva reports. Nigerian Christians Defy Fear of Bloodshed and Continue Church WorshipMonday, May 7th, 2012“Nigerian Christians have faced constant attacks in the form of church bombings and shootings that have left hundreds dead over the last year, but worshippers are showing courage by insisting they will continue gathering at churches no matter what,” the Christian Post reports. Nigerian Churches at Risk of Attack Tighten SecuritySunday, May 6th, 2012"We don't fear but we are security-conscious, because we don't have to be relaxing and our enemies to take us unawares. We have to be alert always, because we don't know their plans against us or against the church." On bloody day for Christians, martyr’s heir calls for peaceSunday, May 6th, 2012Paul Bhatti, the brother of the martyred Pakistani Christian political leader Shahbaz Bhatti, urged for the ‘rights and value of all people,’ regardless of religion, following attacks on churches in Nigeria and Kenya, reports the National Catholic Reporter. Nigerian Christians Leader Gives Government Ultimatum Amid Terror AttacksSaturday, May 5th, 2012Religious Freedom Organization Suggests Christians, Muslims Join Forces to Defend Against Militants Christian Slaughter In NigeriaFriday, May 4th, 2012Nigerian radical Muslims have continued killing Chrisitans in northern Nigeria.It is high time for the world to pressure Nigeria to stop the killings. Nigerian Christian Leader in ‘Final’ Warning Over AttacksThursday, May 3rd, 2012"I will now make a final call to the Nigerian government to use all resources available to it to clearly define and neutralise the problem as other nations have done. The Church leadership has hitherto put great restraint on the restive and aggrieved millions of Nigerians, but can no longer guarantee such cooperation if this trend of terror is not halted immediately." Nigerian Forces Kill the Mastermind of Anti-Christian Attacks in KanoTuesday, May 1st, 2012Nigeria's security forces killed the Muslim radical during the raid of the Islamic hideout in Kano. The raid took place after the Islamists killed Christian worshipers on this past Sunday. Attack On Nigerian Church Kills About 20Monday, April 30th, 2012“They threw in explosives and fired shots, causing a stampede among worshippers. They now pursued them, shooting them with guns... They also attacked another service at the sporting complex.” Muslim Persecution of Christians: March, 2012Saturday, April 28th, 2012Raymond Ibrahim writes for the Gatestone Institute that, “Saudi Arabia's highest Islamic legal authority decreed that churches in the region must be destroyed… American teachers in the Middle East were murdered for being Christian or talking about Christianity; churches were banned or bombed, and nuns terrorized by knife-wielding Muslim mobs.” Ibrahim’s series, titled ‘Muslim Persecution of Christians,’ is published each month to document cases of persecution – whether it be general discrimination, arrests, or murder – committed by Muslims in majority Islamic countries, Asia and the West. Bombings in Nigeria Continue Against ChristiansFriday, April 27th, 2012 |
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