Islamic Extremists in Nigeria Attack Christians at Sunday Worship Every Week in January

Fulani herdsmen raid villages in broad daylight; Boko Haram continues onslaught

Islamic extremists have attacked villages in three states in Nigeria every Sunday this month, killing at least 15 Christians.

Christian leaders in the Agatu Local Government Area of central Nigeria's Benue state said ethnic Fulani herdsmen were responsible for raids on two villages that left seven Christians dead on Sunday morning (Jan. 19), though a Fulani spokesman said the assailants must have come from elsewhere as there are no Fulani herdsmen known in the area.

The previous Sunday (Jan. 12) in northeastern Nigeria's Borno state, Christian leaders said terrorists from the Islamic extremist Boko Haram group attacked Sabon Gari village in the Gwoza Local Government Area, killing eight Christians. In Kaduna state the Sunday before that (Jan. 5), churchmen in the Manchok area mobilized in time to repel attacks by Fulani herdsmen, Christian leaders told Morning Star News.

In the Benue state attacks, Fulani herdsmen raided Oweto and Utuluewu villages at about 10 a.m., destroying homes and maiming and killing Christian residents, two Christian leaders said. Keep reading

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