The world continues to take little notice of this ongoing persecution. After all, it isn’t as if something important like “Islamophobia” were being committed.
“Armed gunmen kidnap 19 Christians, kill one in Kaduna State, Nigeria,” The Alabama Baptist, June 11, 2019:
Suspected Fulani herdsmen stormed a church choir practice and kidnapped 17 Christians in north-central Nigeria on May 19, the same night gunmen killed a Christian and kidnapped two others at a Baptist church, sources said. Each attack took place in Kaduna State where assaults on Christians have recently ramped up.
In Dankande village the gunmen attacked Evangelical Church Winning All (ECWA) after midnight as a combined choir made up of members of two churches was rehearsing.
“As we were in the church Fulani herdsmen numbering over 20 just surrounded the church and started shooting,” a local source said.
Nathaniel Waziri, chairman, of the ECWA Zaria District Church Council, confirmed May 23 the gunmen kidnapped local pastor Zakariya Ido, his daughter and 15 other church members, including the son of the pastor of an Assemblies of God church.
Christians make up 51.3% of Nigeria’s population, while Muslims living primarily in the north and middle belt account for 45%.
Nigeria ranked 12th on Open Doors’ 2019 World Watch List of countries where Christians suffer the most persecution….