NEWS ALERT: Nigeria Militants Kill Children Of Christian Convert, Missionaries Say

Wednesday, November 23, 2011 (6:34 pm)

By Stefan J. Bos, Chief International Correspondent BosNewsLife

Boko Haram wants to put Nigeria under Sharia, or Islamic, law.

ABUJA, NIGERIA (BosNewsLife)-- A militant group seeking to enforce Sharia, or Islamic law, throughout Nigeria, has shot and killed two children of an ex-terrorist and "murderer" because he converted to Christianity, well-informed missionaries told BosNewsLife Wednesday, November 23.

Nigeria’s Christian Persecution

Boko Haram’s recent attack on the Nigerian city of Damaturu was but the latest and most deadly incident in the ongoing genocidal assault against Nigerian Christians.

Nigeria: Any Christian found by Boko Haram "who could not recite the Islamic creed" was killed on the spot

That was not a trivia or informational question. They were demanding theshahada, or Islamic statement of belief. Any Christian who was not willing to abandon his beliefs and bear witness that "there is no god but Allah and Muhammad is the messenger of Allah" was killed. In other words, Boko Haram was seeking out Christians to kill, as further proven by the death toll.

BREAKING NEWS: 150 Killed In Attack On Nigeria Churches, Police (UPDATE)

Saturday, November 5, 2011 (7:26 pm)

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By BosNewsLife Africa Service with reporting by BosNewsLife's Stefan J. Bos

Several churches have been destroyed in Nigeria. (File photo).

ABUJA, NIGERIA (BosNewsLife)-- Islamic militants shouting "Allahu Akbar", or 'Allah is great', carried out coordinated gun and bomb attacks on churches and police stations in northern Nigeria, killing at least 150 people and injuring some 100 others, aid workers and witnesses confirmed Saturday, November 5.