Bishop Matthew Hassan Kukah of Sokoto, Nigeria, said Fulani Islamists were from “the deepest pits of hell” after more than 200 Christians were massacred during the Christmas holidays.
The perpetrators of these atrocities are “children of darkness, children of Satan,” Bishop Kukah said. declared With powerful words. “They have chosen to extinguish and rob thousands of people across the Highlands of the light of Christmas joy.”
He said he imagined they would cause a “blood orgy” and seduce peace-loving highlanders to “senselessly kill their own people in the name of revenge.”
As reported by Breitbart News, Fulani Muslims carried out a week of targeted attacks on Christians in at least 26 villages in Nigeria's central Plateau state, starting on December 23 and over the Christmas period.
“The unprovoked attack was well-coordinated, planned and specifically targeted the Christian community,” said Father Andrew Dewan, communications director for the Panxin diocese where the killings took place.
“I can say with certainty that 100% of the victims were Christians,” the priest said, adding, “Not a single Fulani was harmed and no Fulani homes were burned.”
“For those who believe this conflict is not religious, this attack clearly proves that it is,” Dewan said.
“The fact that it happened on Christmas Day, and that Christians were deliberately targeted in a mixed community where Muslims were not attacked, clearly has all the hallmarks of a religious conflict,” he added. Ta.
This image from an AFPTV video taken on December 27, 2023 in Mayanga village, Bokkos Local Government, shows Christians burying their relatives killed in a deadly attack by insurgents in a mass grave in Nigeria's central Plateau state. Shows family. (Kim Masala/AFPTV/AFP via Getty)
in him declaration Bishop Kukah warned this week that the massacre was a genuine war against the Nigerian state.
“These killings are just the beginning,” the bishop said. “These killings are no longer acts by herders and farmers against their grazing lands. No, there is more to it than that, and we, as a nation, would do well to confront this threat before the sun goes down.”
“No evil lasts forever,” he continued. “The world has defeated slavery, apartheid, Nazism, racism and various forms of extremism.”
“We may pretend we are not at war, but in reality there is a war being waged against the Nigerian state and people,” he said.
According to a report released last January by Christian persecution monitoring group Open Doors, Christians in Nigeria “suffer persecution from a deeply entrenched policy of forced Islamization, which is particularly prevalent in the north of the country.” It is gradually spreading to the south.”
“While attacks by Islamic extremists have consistently increased since 2015, the government has been unable to prevent the rise in violence, which is affecting all Nigerians, especially Christians,” the report said. .
By 2022, Nigeria will have more Christians killed for their faith than any other country in the world, and will also lead the world in the number of Christians who have been kidnapped, sexually assaulted, forced into marriage, and physically and emotionally abused. The report revealed that.
Two months ago, the International Christian Concern (ICC) released another report stating that Nigeria is now the most dangerous place in the world for Christians.
ICC’s 2023 “Persecutors of the World” reportNigeria is touted as the world's most repressive country because of its “endemic” anti-Christian violence.
The report found that Islamic extremist terrorist groups such as Boko Haram and Fulani extremists have carried out “20 years of genocide against Christians in Nigeria,” resulting in “the brutal brutalization of Christian men, women and children every year.” They are being kidnapped, tortured and killed.” A week in Nigeria. ”
ICC President Jeff King said, “Nigeria's Christian community is once again suffering at the hands of Fulani extremists.'' “And once again, far from intervening, the Nigerian government continues to turn a blind eye to the violence, aiding and abetting the ongoing genocide.”
