#islamistic groups

NIGERIA. Men from Fulani Militia attacked the Christian community Toru-Angiama in Patani Local Government Area of Delta State on Monday January 23. Those living there belong to the Ijaw people. The attack was unprovoked though the so-called herdsmen, as news outlets like to call them as if they were common shepherds, have been harassing the Christians recently. They were allowed to let their…

NIGERIA. The Irigwe tribe consists of about 70 000 people and they mainly live in the Plateau State. Most of them are Christians which makes them targets for attacks by Islamistic Fulani Militia and the intensity of the assaults are increasing. This started about twenty years ago and the growing number of attacks are well-coordinated and increasingly brutal. In 2021 the numbers of fatalities and…

NIGERIA. At about 3AM on Sunday 15th armed bandits tried to break into the Parish residence of St. Peters and Paul Catholic Church in Paikoro. When they failed to do so they set the house ablaze and Rev. Father Isaac Achi died in the fire. Father Collins managed to escape, but was shot in the shoulder as he did so. The motive for the attack isn’t clear, but kidnappings for ransom are on the…

DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC OF CONGO. Hundreds of Christians were gathered in The Pentecostal Church Kasindi when a homemade IED went off at 11 a.m. last Sunday. The church was filled to capacity and people were even sitting outside to take part of the New Years prayers and the baptism of as many as 60 converts. 17 people were killed and at least 20 were seriously injured. Survivors told journalists how…

Nigerian Nun Blasts the Churchs Passivity

NIGERIA. Sister Nkiru Esther Ezedinachi of the Congregation of the Handmaids of the Lord Jesus talked to Crux Now about the situation for Christians and criticized the clergy and the Vatican for their passivity. Ezedinachi commented on an article from Aid to the Church in Need that over 100 priests and nuns were kidnapped, arrested or killed during 2022 and that Nigeria is the country with the…

BURKINA FASO. Father Jacques Yaro Zerbo, 67, was assassinated by unidentified armed men on January 2 in the village of Soro. The region in north-western Burkina Faso is a battle ground for jihadists who are trying to establish a caliphate by destabilizing the regional government. At least 28 civilians were killed during the night between December 30 and December 31. It’s likely that terrorists…

A Slow Intentional Genocide of Christians