{"id":3549,"date":"2025-04-20T12:00:48","date_gmt":"2025-04-20T12:00:48","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ventil.rs\/blog\/world\/fears-remain-this-easter-that-christians-in-nigeria-are-being-wiped-out-by-muslim-extremists\/"},"modified":"2025-04-20T12:00:48","modified_gmt":"2025-04-20T12:00:48","slug":"fears-remain-this-easter-that-christians-in-nigeria-are-being-wiped-out-by-muslim-extremists","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ventil.rs\/blog\/world\/fears-remain-this-easter-that-christians-in-nigeria-are-being-wiped-out-by-muslim-extremists\/","title":{"rendered":"Fears remain this Easter that Christians in Nigeria are being \u2018wiped out’ by Muslim extremists"},"content":{"rendered":"


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It\u2019s going to be a wretched and fearful Easter for Christians in Nigeria.\u00a0<\/p>\n

The killing and persecution of Christians<\/a> by Islamist militants intent on creating a muslim caliphate in this West African country is continuing apparently unchecked despite the population being 46% Christian.<\/p>\n

“Nigeria\u2019s Christians are being wiped out; we need to call it what it is \u2014 genocide,” Jeff King, president of International Christian Concern (ICC), a persecution watchdog, told Fox News Digital.<\/p>\n

“Let\u2019s start with the horrible attacks on April 2-3, 2025, in (Nigeria\u2019s) Plateau State\u2019s Bokkos County. Over 60 Christians (were) slaughtered, and 383 homes torched” King said. “Families were burned alive, and kids were left homeless. It\u2019s gut-wrenching. The worst thing is that there\u2019s\u00a0nothing truly “special” about this attack. This has gone on for 20 years and has only expanded.”<\/p>\n

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At least 51 Christians were killed in another attack in Nigeria’s Plateau State.\u00a0<\/span> (Reuters)<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

King believes Nigeria is a killing field for Christians, and that this isn\u2019t random violence. He continued with figures, confirmed by local leaders on the ground in Nigeria.<\/p>\n

“It\u2019s a calculated push from the Fulanis to erase Christians from their homeland, Nigeria\u2019s Middle Belt. Since 2001, up to 100,000 Christians have been butchered, and 3.5 million farmers have been\u00a0kicked off their land by Fulani Islamist terrorists. They roll in with AK-47s, machetes and gasoline, and no one\u2019s stopping them. For 20 years, the government has done nothing.<\/p>\n

“This is a massive land grab disguised as a dispute or tribal spat. What we are witnessing is a massive and long-running stealth jihad.”<\/p>\n

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One woman widowed in an attack is reported to have told the ICC, “They want our land, our lives, our Jesus.”<\/p>\n

Just last weekend, the ICC and local sources claim, another 54 Christians were slaughtered after celebrating at a Palm Sunday service in the village of Zikke, near Jos. The attack reportedly went on for a solid hour with no attempt by authorities to stop it.<\/p>\n

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Members of St. Leo Catholic Church hold a procession to mark Palm Sunday in Ikeja, Lagos, Nigeria, April 13, 2025.<\/span> (Adekunle Ajayi\/Getty Images)<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

Members of the Christian group Open Doors UK<\/a> in Nigeria showed\u00a0Fox News Digital a list of other attacks in Nigeria in the past month.<\/p>\n