"8boko Haram Has Killed 8,000 Members Of Our Church"

kanozas

se ven las caras pero nunca el corazón
http://www.christianpost.com/news/b...r-of-176-kidnapped-chibok-schoolgirls-143530/


  • (Photo: Reuters/Afolabi Sotunde)
    A girl holds a sign during a march to mark the one-year anniversary of the mass kidnapping of more than 200 schoolgirls from a secondary school in Chibok by Boko Haram militants, in Abuja, April 14, 2015. Nigeria's President-elect Muhammadu Buhari vowed on Tuesday to make every effort to free the schoolgirls abducted by Boko Haram militants a year ago but admitted it was not clear whether they would ever be found. A march is expected to be held in Abuja on Tuesday to mark the anniversary.
A Nigerian pastor and president of the Church of the Brethren in Nigeria has said that Boko Haram has killed as many as 8,000 members of the congregations he oversees, destroyed 70 percent of his churches, and left most of the pastors under his care without a job.

"Seventy percent of our churches have been destroyed in Adamawa, Yobe and Borno states by Boko Haram; over 8,000 of our members were killed; one hundred and seventy-six of the girls kidnapped in Chibok are our members," the Rev. Samuel Dali said, according to Naij.com.

While Dali kept up hopes that the Nigerian military will be able to finally defeat the terror group, which has waged war on the government and the country's Christians since 2009, he noted that many church facilities across Adamawa, Yobe and Borno states have been destroyed in various raids.

With the wide-spread destruction of churches and slaughter of church members, he added that most of the pastors under his care have lost their jobs.

Boko Haram's fighters have been struggling for control of towns with the Nigerian military in the northeast, and continue carrying out deadly acts of terror on villages where they slaughter dozens, sometimes hundreds of people, and kidnap women and children.

Last week Boko Haram slaughtered at least 150 people in a raid on the remote Kukuwa-Gari village in Nigeria's northeastern Yobe state.

"They opened fire instantly, which forced residents to flee. They shot a number of people. Unfortunately, many residents who tried to flee plunged into the river which is full from the rain. Many drowned," Modu Balumi, a village resident, told the AFP news agency.

"By our latest toll we have 150 people either shot dead or drowned in the attack. The gunmen deliberately killed a fisherman who tried to save drowning residents of the village," he added.

Nigerians have placed their hopes on President Muhammadu Buhari's promises that the jihadist group, which has pledged allegiance to the Islamic State in Iraq and Syria, will be defeated sooner rather than later.

Buhari has even selected December as a deadline for driving out Boko Haram.

"The end to Book Haram insurgency is also imminent. The president is working assiduously to achieve that soon just as he promised," said Femi Adesina, special adviser to the president on media and publicity, according to Naija 247 News.

"The president has said the deadline to defeat Boko Haram is December this year. The president made a promise in July that Boko Haram would be defeated in 18 months, now he has changed it to December this year. He is the commander in chief and he has a wider view of the whole thing."

American President Barack Obama, who welcomed Buhari to the White House in a meeting in July, has pledged $5 million in funding to Nigeria's military to help it in the mission. Obama praised Buhari's integrity, and said that the Nigerian president has "a very clear agenda in defeating Boko Haram extremists of all sorts inside his country."

Persecution watchdog groups, such as Christian Solidarity Worldwide, have been urging world leaders to do more to stop Boko Haram, which it described as a "death cult."

"Despite its pseudo-religious pronouncements, with every atrocity Boko Haram illustrates it is no more than a death cult that indoctrinates members to kill without conscience, regardless of the creed espoused by its victims," CSW said in a statement in July.
 

kanozas

se ven las caras pero nunca el corazón
If I can pour out my heart right now? Please do not misunderstand but, this violence is perpetrated by those who do not love G-d, no matter their religion. Sometimes, I look at my community(ies) and spy the same apathy for those suffering today in ways they are not presently and it sickens me. It's as though people want to take some kind of revenge historically. Well, those who oppressed us weren't christians. Anybody can put on a title but it's your actions that determine who you truly are. What does that say about us today who ignore this suffering around us? A whole lot about the death inside of us. We have all got to do something if it's just a prayer for their safety and strength. Hopefully, we can do more and help alleviate all this suffering. With the way that general society disdains the religious today, murder against the faithful, esp. against Christians, Jews and anyone of the Abrahamic faith will be coming to these shores soon enough. Well, I guess it's already present considering those murdered in their church in S. Carolina.
 

Shimmie

"God is the Only Truth -- Period"
Staff member
It's not religion per se, but the desire to have power and domination via violence.

If I can pour out my heart right now? Please do not misunderstand but, this violence is perpetrated by those who do not love G-d, no matter their religion.

Sometimes, I look at my community(ies) and spy the same apathy for those suffering today in ways they are not presently and it sickens me. It's as though people want to take some kind of revenge historically. Well, those who oppressed us weren't christians. Anybody can put on a title but it's your actions that determine who you truly are. What does that say about us today who ignore this suffering around us? A whole lot about the death inside of us.

We have all got to do something if it's just a prayer for their safety and strength. Hopefully, we can do more and help alleviate all this suffering.

With the way that general society disdains the religious today, murder against the faithful, esp. against Christians, Jews and anyone of the Abrahamic faith will be coming to these shores soon enough. Well, I guess it's already present considering those murdered in their church in S. Carolina.

Thank you, both... for setting the record straight.
 

Blackpearl1993

Well-Known Member
@kanozas: Thank you for sharing your heart. Christians, particularly American Christians better wake up. All Christians are our brothers and sisters. This genocide of Christians is not isolated to Nigeria. We should all be on our faces before God. Remember how the public and media reacted to that Lion, Cecil, being shot in Africa? Where's all of the concern/compassion/outrage for murdered Christians (and for that matter, where's the concern/compassion/outrage for babies who are aborted in droves every day)?
 

kanozas

se ven las caras pero nunca el corazón
@kanozas: Thank you for sharing your heart. Christians, particularly American Christians better wake up. All Christians are our brothers and sisters. This genocide of Christians is not isolated to Nigeria. We should all be on our faces before God. Remember how the public and media reacted to that Lion, Cecil, being shot in Africa? Where's all of the concern/compassion/outrage for murdered Christians (and for that matter, where's the concern/compassion/outrage for babies who are aborted in droves every day)?


Nobody western goes to Africa for the culture and the people, they go for the safari, photo ops and the diamonds. SMH. I hear people daily talk about Syrians fleeing persecution as dangerous because we don't know who infiltrators are. Well, neither did Ellis Island when their folks fled here. It's always "those" people.
 

kanozas

se ven las caras pero nunca el corazón
It's Not Just Boko Haram, Fulani Muslim Herdsmen Are also Killing Christians in Nigeria; More Than 70 Murdered in One Month

Read more at http://www.christianpost.com/news/i...ered-in-one-month-139208/#HWfdrFArwfXmdMt1.99

By Anugrah Kumar , Christian Post Contributor
May 17, 2015|10:42 am
(Screengrab: Facebook/Joshua Adah)
Pastor Joshua Adah was murdered by Muslim Fulani extremists in the Taraba state of Nigeria on January 23, 2015.

At least 70 Christians were killed in a central state in Nigeria in the past month, not by the Boko Haram terror group, but by gun-wielding Fulani Muslim herdsmen, who continue to burn church buildings and houses, even as newspapers remain silent about this emerging security threat.

More than 70 Christians have been slaughtered in the central Plateau State in the past month, Morning Star News reported Thursday, listing the attacks.

Most recently, the Muslim herdsmen killed at least seven Christians in attacks Monday (May 11) in Riyom Local Government Area, or LGA.

On May 2, they murdered 27 Christians, including the Rev. Luka Gwom of the Church of Christ in Nations in the town of Foron in Barkin Ladi LGA, where a mass burial was conducted two days later. Also on May 2, at least 17 Christians were killed in Vat village, and 13 other Christians were slain in Zakupang. The victims included women and children.

"Clearly, the continuing killings in Plateau State of Nigeria are not getting enough coverage, both at home and abroad," senior journalist Emeka Izeze, managing director of Guardian Newspapers of Nigeria, told The Christian Post. "The media seem to be fatigued with chronicling the killings in the area."

The government also appears to be overlooking the emerging threat. "The government is not doing enough," Izeze said. "It is either in denial or treating the deteriorating security situation with kid's gloves."

International human rights groups and media have thus far looked at violence by Fulani herdsmen only in terms of conflict over land and ethnicity, ignoring the role of religion.

Fulani herdsmen and farmers conflict over land resources in northeastern Nigeria has been well known. Human Rights Watch noted in December 2013 that violence between the two groups had left at least 3,000 people dead since 2010.

The Fulani herders allege that the farmers are denying them access to grazing areas, and the farmers accuse the herders of allowing their animals to feed on still-growing crops and contaminating community water. But the conflict has taken a different turn.

Fulani gunmen reportedly shouted "Allahu Akbar" while attacking three villages in Plateau state in September, burning down a church building and killing at least 10 Christians.

Security forces recently claimed that some groups of Fulani herdsmen are part of Boko Haram. According to Director of Defense Information, Major General Chris Olukolade, some Fulani herdsmen who had been arrested admitted to being members of Boko Haram during interrogations. But that may or may not be true, as Boko Haram members, who are mostly from the Kanuri ethno-cultural group, are known for attacking villages disguising themselves as Fulani herdsmen.

"So far, no one has been able to draw a link between the two," Izeze told CP. "Yet their activities remain similar in causing maximum mayhem especially with attacks against Christians and churches."

The situation, Izeze added, "is becoming more complex by the day." "People with ethnic, political and, of course, religious agenda seem to be cashing in on the confusing situation to inflict more mayhem on the State."

Yet, the government, which should have studied the situation, has been slow and inefficient in taking action.

"Surely, it can't be impossible to apprehend the culprits of these killings and bring them to book," Izeze said. "Until the government takes a hard stance in this case, I am afraid the killings may continue."

Christians are about 51 percent of Nigeria's population of 158 million, while Muslims account for 45 percent and live mainly in the north.

It is believed that Boko Haram is attacking Christians in the north to incite sectarian violence between Muslims and Christians, which would help the outfit to press for the separation of the Muslim-majority north from the Christian-majority south.


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