The Christian population of Nigeria is being subjected to genocide in order to bring about Islamization. But no one wants to talk about it, because Israel cannot be blamed, and the Muslims involved cannot be portrayed as victims.
“Over 16,000 Christians killed in 4 years as violence in Nigeria continues unabated: observatory,” by Anugrah Kumar, Christian Post, August 31, 2024:
More than 16,000 Christians were killed in Nigeria in four years between 2019 and 2023 as more followers of Christ were victims of violence than adherents of other religions, according to data collected by the Observatory for Religious Freedom in Africa.
ORFA released a four-year data project Thursday documenting 55,910 fatalities from 9,970 attacks, including both civilians and combatants, across Nigeria. Of those killed, 30,880 were civilians. Christian victims totaled 16,769, significantly outnumbering the 6,235 Muslim fatalities — the ratio of Christian to Muslim deaths being 6.5:1. Radicalized Muslim Fulani herdsmen were responsible for 55% of the Christian deaths.
“For over a decade atrocities against civilians in Nigeria have been downplayed or minimized. This has proved a major obstacle for those seeking to understand the violence,” the researchers wrote in the 136-page report shared with The Christian Post.
“Misleading euphemisms, such as ‘armed herdsmen’ and ‘cattle grazers’ are used to describe continual waves of invasion, torture and killing in rural communities. Descriptions of attacks as ‘ethnic clashes,’ ‘farmers-herders clashes’ or retaliatory attacks are seriously misleading.”
Another frequent term used to describe militias that carry out mass kidnappings and enforce “serfdom” on communities is “bandits,” the report warns, adding that “a policy of concealing the religious identity of victims” is distorting the reality of the situation.
“Fulani Ethnic Militia are targeting Christian populations, while Muslims also suffer severely at their hands,” notes Rev. Gideon Para-Mallam, an observatory partner and analyst, said in a statement.
“Millions of people are left undefended,” Frans Vierhout, senior analyst at the Observatory of Religious Freedom in Africa, added. “For years, we’ve heard of calls for help being ignored, as terrorists attack vulnerable communities. Now the data tells its own story.”…
Rick Gordon says
Please forward this article to our ‘major’ networks and 60 Minutes, 20/20 and other so-called ‘news’ shows. Perhaps one will wake up and publish it.
abu taleb says
Many Jihad Watch readers may not be happy with your suggestion, they are too busy with problems in white dominated countries (a confession by a reader). Or they are also against Christianity.
somehistory says
It’s *religious* cleansing as opposed to **ethnic cleansing.*
And it’s about time someone somewhere put the facts about the use of “euphemisms” for mozlum terrorists to print.
As well as to point out that these murderous rampages are not “clashes.” The murders, the raids, burning, theft and kidnappings are all one-side. The Christians are not stealing, raiding, raping, kidnapping, or murdering anyone.
What is more, it isn’t just that the Jews/Israel is not involved, nor that the perpetrators are mozlum that any notice of this genocide….and that going on other parts of Africa…is little or none,; but because those not *noticing* don’t really care.
As Jesus said to His disciples, “The world hates you,”
James Lincoln says
somehistory,
FINALLY, this Christian genocide in Nigeria is being reported by FOXNews:
https://www.foxnews.com/faith-values/thousands-christians-deliberately-targeted-killed-nigeria-new-report-says
Jack Reynolds says
Several AFRICAN countries have requested that the UN declare UKRAINE a Terrorist State.
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https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/world/african-nations-push-for-un-to-label-ukraine-as-a-terrorist-state/ar-AA1pQwJi?ocid=winp2fptaskbarhover&cvid=8e4077c8c2b24fd3bd170d4a34ce0e50&ei=36
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African countries belong in one of two categories …
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Firstly, there are those in North Africa along the coast that have average IQ scores under 80.
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Egypt … 78
Algeria … 77
Sudan … 77
Chad … 75
Morocco … 71
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Secondly, there are the sub-Saharan countries where the IQ averages are less than 75.
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Kenya … 74
Tanzania … 74
Zimbabwe … 74
South Africa … 69
Somalia … 68
Nigeria … 68
Congo (Dem. Repub.) … 64
Ghana … 61
Guinea … 56
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https://www.worlddata.info/iq-by-country.php
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Here is the tough question …. Which of them want to list UKRAINE as a Terrorist State ???
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That was a Trick Question … It is whether or not they are ISLAMIC countries, not their location, that determines whether they want to label UKRAINE as Terrorist or not. Also having low IQ scores was helpful though.
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loek says
Of those killed, 30,880 were civilians. Christian victims totaled 16,769, significantly outnumbering the 6,235 Muslim fatalities — the ratio of Christian to Muslim deaths being 6.5:1.
I don’t understand the “6.5:1” please help
OLD GUY says
And the Pope see no problem with immigration of muslims and islam. Close the borders and restrict who we let in. Just like they do at the Vatican. If the Pope so loves migrants he should be happy to take in a million or so from Palestine, Iran, Iraq or any of the other hate Christian and Jews countries.
joanofark06 says
Every time I see an article about how many Christians are or were killed in Nigeria, I get furious. Not only for that fact itself, but it has to do with the memory I still have of Trump (even though I still have to vote for him, when he’s done so many horrible things!). The leader before this one (this one, I haven’t memorized his name yet), was invited to the White House to speak. His name was Buhari. (For me, he doesn’t deserve to having his rank named.)
Trump invited him to speak before the press, and the public, out on the White House lawn. Let me mention before I write some notes about that speech though, I believe it was the same day, but I can’t remember, but anyway, Trump celebrated the muslim holiday/meal with a table full of muslims. Maybe Buhari was there? Not sure.
Oh, I decided to put in the words “Trump celebrates muslim meal in White House”, and I found it online, on a mainstream news channel, for anyone who doesn’t believe me (NBC). I see there are videos, and many other articles about it, and news sources that reported it too, if you put in the words in the search box (above), as I did (or “Trump and Iftar dinner”). It was the Iftar dinner, now that I remember:
https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/white-house/trump-hosts-first-iftar-dinner-recognizes-islam-one-world-s-n880841
But Trump said some nice words about muslims/islam then, at the meal in the White House. I was furious at that, but not as furious as when he spoke to the public/press out on the White House lawn, with Buhari by his side, with his own microphone to speak, after Trump was finished speaking.
I’ll leave the link of that speech below, so you can listen to it, yourself, but I’d like to mention some notes of what Trump mentioned in this speech:
01. Nigeria is the largest democracy in the region. ( A killing democracy, at that!)
02. The US gives a billion dollars in aid to them every year (Even though Trump surely knows that Christians were getting slaughtered practically every day, over there!! He could stop all or some of that money….what was this, the pay-to-slay program?? I was so furious at Trump when I heard how much money was given to them! Still am!)
03. Nigeria is one of the largest trading partners in the region. Yippee…how about giving us your Christians, and you take some of our muslims!!
04. Trading. Trump said a few nice and sweet sentence about the trading done, and how much more trading he wanted to do with Nigeria.
05. The fight against terrorism. Trump mentions how well Nigeria is doing again ISIS, and other jihadi terrorist groups. How he asked Congress to close deadly immigration loopholes. How weak and obsolete the US immigration laws are, and how they must change NOW! Now if someone could explain to me, is it Congress, or the President, who could make this change? I guess I could look that up myself…
Trump also mentions, that we were giving them the intelligence, providing them with training and military equipment, and goes on to mention some super dooper aircraft, that we’re selling to Nigeria, and how that will improve ability to target terrorists, and protect civilians. And how concerning the US (or Trump was), on the religious violence, such as the burning of churches, and the killing/persecution of Christians. How all faiths should be protected, of muslims and Christians (I noticed how muslims were mentioned FIRST).
06. Trump closes with how Nigeria is a valued partner, and good friend. (Pppffftttt….)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kwA5iYXfZfU
The killer of Christians now speaks….nothing about the amount of killing of Christians, that I could understand.
I guess Trump is new on speeches, because he reads like he’s reading from a book, looking down at what is written, speaking each word….before the next. Like someone else wrote what he’s reading. And I also noticed that the whole speech is like speaking to Buhari, but Trump never looks at him, always looking down at what he’s reading. So it doesn’t sound like he’s really serious about any of it, reading it like he HAS TO read this speech. That’s the only thing I liked about it. Impersonal.
And Buhari does the same thing, for his short and boring speech, looking down and reading, like a kid in the 4th/5th grade reading a book out loud. Of course, you can’t hardly understand most of what he’s saying.