Reverend fathers protesting killing of Christians in Nigeria JOS, Nigeria — Nine women and children were fatally shot or hacked to de...
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| Reverend fathers protesting killing of Christians in Nigeria |
JOS, Nigeria — Nine women and children were fatally shot or
hacked to death by Muslim Fulani herdsmen June 3 in ongoing violence against
Christians in Nigeria. The nine lived in the predominantly Christian village of
Tudun Doka. Seven others were kidnapped from the village.
On May 15, herdsmen killed more than 30 people in seven
other villages. Also that day, Kennedy Nendi Drengkat of the University of Jos
was killed in his home and his 6-year-old daughter, Joanna, kidnapped. She and
another kidnap victim were rescued.
The next day, two Christians were killed in Ungwan Anjo
village. Most of the houses in the village were burned.
In January, Christian Solidarity International issued a
genocide warning for Nigeria. On June 25, international advocacy group In
Defense of Christians held an online press call and said Christians are being
explicitly targeted in ongoing violence intended to drive them off their land.
Gregory Stanton, the founding president and chair of
Genocide Watch, estimated as many as 27,000 Christians in Nigeria have been
killed since 2012. The nature of the attacks clearly fit the U.N. definition of
acts of genocide, he said.
Nigeria is No. 12 on Open Doors’ World Watch List 2020 of
places where it is most difficult to be a Christian. (Morning Star)
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