JOS, Nigeria—For embattled Christians in Nigeria’s Plateau State, the best hope for many is a civil rights attorney with a knack for cheating death. Barrister Gyang Zi, 43, is no stranger to controversy in court or to danger in the North Nigerian city of Jos. The attorney, who earns less than $5000 annually, is among 254…
In Boko Haram’s Backyard, a Congregation Worships on Rubble
MAIDUGURI, Nigeria—For years Christians in Nigeria’s Borno State have watched ISIS terrorists burn their churches, but now they say the government itself is tearing them down. The demolition of a church in the city that has weathered attacks by the murderous insurgency known as Boko Haram for 12 years has ignited a fire storm of…
U.S.-Sponsored Orphanage Burned in Nigeria by Terrorists
They came to the orphanage without parents. As of the night of Aug. 2, they were homeless, too. The only orphanage supported by a U.S. nonprofit in the conflict-devastated Jos area of Plateau State in Nigeria has been destroyed, but the staff and children are safe, according to Rev. William Murray, founder of the Religious Freedom…
Kidnappers in Nigeria Demand Ransom to Release 80 Schoolchildren
KADUNA, Nigeria—Kidnappers are demanding a ransom of one million naira each to release around 80 children snatched from a boarding school in northern Nigeria last month, according to a pastor involved in the negotiations for their release. The attack on the Bethel Baptist High School in the state of Kaduna was the 10th mass school…
Fulani Terrorists Murder 22 Unarmed Farmers in Kaduna State, Nigeria
KADUNA – Having mowed down large swaths of ripe crops in the predawn of Aug. 3, armed assailants stormed into four villages in Southern Kaduna state, central Nigeria, killing 22 and burning down 134 houses, according to Kaduna State Police. Kaduna State shares a border with Plateau State to its east. The area inhabited by the Chawai Chiefdom…
Sling Shots Defend Against Terrorists’ AK 47’s in Nigeria’s Plateau State
Civilians with sling shots and homemade shotguns are scrambling to repel terrorists with assault rifles in Nigeria’s north, according to a leader of the group that saw action the night of July 31. “We laid in the grass firing stones with our slingshots and firing the few Dane guns [shotguns] in our possession to scare…
Joint Terror Attacks Kill Scores in Nigeria Amid Charges Authorities Stood Down
The gunmen came after dark and killed residents with impunity for hours, according to Aya Bitrus, who narrowly escaped death from the Muslim terrorists. “They entered our villages after dark shouting “Allahu Akbar” [Allah is great]. I heard and saw more than 200 Fulani with guns and machetes,” he told The Epoch Times. “They were speaking…
Terrorists Wage Food War in Nigeria’s North
JOS, Nigeria—Half of Nigeria’s rural population in central Plateau State may face hunger next year following mass crop destruction by Fulani terrorists waging a so-called food war, which means hunger for millions. The Fulani are a Muslim ethnic group who have been waging a sectarian war inside Nigeria, with crop destruction their latest tactic. At…
Terrorists Wage Food War in Northern Nigeria
JOS, Nigeria—Half of Nigeria’s rural population in central Plateau State may face famine next year following mass crop destruction by Fulani terrorists waging a so-called food war, which means hunger for millions. The Fulani are a Muslim ethnic group who have been waging a sectarian war inside of Nigeria, with crop destruction serving as their…
Nigeria’s Three Wars: ISIS, Bandits, and Grifters
Buffeted by insurgent attacks in Nigeria’s northeast and northwest, Nigeria’s army braces itself for challenges, including mega-frauds by arms procurers. “Nigeria’s army is stretched thin,” according to David Otto, a London-based defense consultant for the Nigerian Defense Ministry. The competition between two terrorist groups claiming the mantle of ISIS was decided in late May with…
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