Bishop Wilfred Anagbe said something of immense importance: that “the quest to Islamize the land appears high on the agenda of some of the powerful and influential Muslims in Nigeria, noting that there is a campaign to take land to spread Islam.”
Every jihadist on the face of the earth, from Nigeria to the Middle East and elsewhere, kills to “take land to spread Islam,” and they also use other deceptive and manipulative means, if they’re not murdering people outright. This has gone on for over 1,400 years, but remains unrecognized by the willfully blind, many of whom are afraid to offend Islam.
As genocide continues in Nigeria, the world turns a blind eye.
Days ago, Fulani jihadists slaughtered dozens of Christians as Easter approaches. During Christian holy days, persecution ramps up, as it does during Ramadan, when the reward for murdering infidels (martyrdom) is deemed to be greater.
“Bishop Anagbe, in DC testimony, warns of ‘Islamic agenda to homogenize Nigerians,’” Catholic World Report, April 15, 2025:
Concerns over the safety of Mgr. Wilfred Anagbe, the Bishop of Makurdi in Nigeria, and Fr. Remigius Ihyula are growing after the two men testified about the persecution of Christians in Africa’s most populous nation.
On March 12, 2025, the Nigerian prelate testified before the House Committee on Foreign Affairs, detailing what he called the “egregious” violation of human rights in a country that has become “one of the most dangerous and insecure places for Christians.“
He fingered militant, Islamic Fulani herdsmen whom he described as terrorists “destroying society.”
“They steal and vandalize, they kill and boast about it, they kidnap and rape, and they enjoy total impunity from the elected authorities.”
He said the target of these attacks is mostly Christians and, to a lesser extent, moderate Muslims.
Nigeria, with some 238 million inhabitants, is nearly evenly divided between Christians and Muslims. But Anagbe sees a nefarious plan by those in power to turn the country into an Islamic state.
“Islamist extremists are fiercely contesting the possession, control and governing law of the land, especially in the country’s northern and central regions, the latter of which is where Benue is located,” he told Congress.
“A long-term, Islamic agenda to homogenize the population has been implemented, over several presidencies, through a strategy to reduce and eventually eliminate the Christian identity of half of the population,” Anagbe said.
He explained that the Islamization strategy includes both violent and non-violent actions. These include the exclusion of Christians from positions of power, the abduction of Church members, the raping of women, the killing and expulsion of Christians, the destruction of churches and farmlands of Christian farmers, followed by the occupation of such lands by Fulani herders…..
GE says
I could get behind this bishop for the next Pope.
Daniel Triplett says
Yes, me too. He’s a brave man who sees everyday what’s at stake, who understands and will support the righteous violence required to vanquish evil. A man who understands there will be no coexisting with Islam.
࿗Infidel࿘ says
“Homogenize Nigerians”? That’s a pretty cute euphemism for what is really a genocide
SKA says
Washington DC, hearing but not listening. Seeing but remaining blind. “And the band played on . . . “
OLD GUY says
You left out the Pope.
Patrick says
So what will those in the House of Congress do about it? Nigeria is a country moving toward Sharia law, killing Christians to get there, like they’ve been doing for 1400 years. Speaking to members of the House, is an act of desperation and fear of being killed. It requires support and action, not complacency.
James Lincoln says
Bishop Wilfred Anagbe is very brave to speak “truth to power”.
That being said, I recommend – going forward – that he has an armed security detail.
gravenimage says
Nigerian bishop testifies before House committee, detailing ‘Islamic agenda to homogenize Nigerians’
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Of course, this is a lot more murderous than this implies…
Still, good for Bishop Anagbe for speakng out.
Alkflaeda says
These men of God have my (Protestant) prayers for their protection. One thing that had occurred to me is that the Fulani herdsmen’s own lands have been subject to desertification, and it is possible that some of them see what they are doing as necessary for their survival. Israel has very graciously produced a website in Farsi, detailing their own methods of “making the desert bloom”, to help Iran with their water shortages – I am wondering if they would kindly give permission, if asked, for it to be translated into some of the African languages. I recognise that those Fulani who are acting out of Islamic conviction will be of the opinion that they should be entitled to both the newly fertile reclaimed land, and the lands of their Christian neighbours – but it is possible that it will buy a breathing space for some of Nigeria’s Christians.