Christian Persecution in Nigeria: Reports from the Ground

Ongoing Attacks in Nigeria's Middle Belt

• 🎯 Sporadic attacks are currently underway in Nigeria's central states, specifically Plateau and Benway, with potential for more in the wider Middle Belt region.
• 📌 Confirmed attacks are occurring south and west of Makurdi (Benway State capital) and south of Jos (Plateau State capital), a region known as the Christian headquarters.
• 💔 In the past week alone, over 86 people have been killed in Benway State and more than 20 in Plateau State.

Nature of the Attacks

• 🔥 Videos show mass destruction and a church burned to the ground, indicating these are not mere farmer-herder clashes but religious attacks targeting Christians.
• 🚩 The primary aim appears to be the imposition of a caliphate in Nigeria, viewed as a potential first step in a global agenda.
• 🏥 Victims are receiving treatment for injuries, with one woman being the sole survivor of an attack that killed her entire family, including her infant children.

Global Indifference and Misinformation

• 🌍 The Nigerian authorities are accused of downplaying the severity by focusing on Boko Haram and ISIS, while attributing central region violence to land disputes.
• 🗣️ These attacks are carried out by unidentified jihadist factions, often collaborating with known terrorist groups, with the goal of imposing Sharia law.
• 🚫 Mainstream media largely ignores these events, despite significant evidence of widespread violence and displacement.

Scale of Displacement and Territorial Control

• 🏘️ Over the past two decades, more than 150 Christian communities in Plateau State have been captured and turned into no-go zones for Christians.
• 📈 Similar patterns are reported in Benway (200+ communities), Kaduna (200+), Nasarawa (200+), and Niger states (500+), indicating a systematic effort to displace Christian populations.
• 🌍 The ultimate goal is the imposition of Sharia law across Africa's most populous nation.