Dark memories of Sept. 11, 2001 strike a special chord with Nigerians who lost everything that same day in the idyllic hilltop town of Rankum, south of Jos. Unnoticed by Nigeria’s press and overshadowed by the sensational attacks in the United States, the brutal murder of 200 Christian residents by Fulani militants remains a traumatic…
In Nigeria’s Jos City, Reprisal Attacks Threaten to Become Sectarian War
Nigerian authorities are scrambling to avert a full-fledged sectarian war in Plateau State after mob violence claimed the lives of 31 on Aug. 14 and 15. On the morning of Aug. 14 five minibuses conveying more than 60 Muslim worshippers were attacked by a Christian mob and bludgeoned, killing 22, on the outskirts of Jos,…
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…
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Commentary Forget Congress, the Senate, or whatever glamorous position you ever fantasized about or not, even president of the United States, if you want to have a serious impact from your work, if, as they say, you want to make a difference, to change this country for the good in the short and long term,…
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…
Nigerian Women Protest Alleged Military Complicity With Terrorists
JOS, Nigeria—Having buried their fathers, sons, and husbands who died as a result of terrorist activity in Nigeria, along with what they claim is complicity by the military, northern Nigerian women have taken to the streets in protest. From January to June, 23 attacks by Fulani terrorists in Nigeria’s Plateau State resulted in 215 deaths,…
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