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.
In its efforts to impose Sharia law throughout Nigeria, the Islamist terror group Boko Haram has systematically targeted Nigerian government officials, Christians and those Muslims who dare to publicly denigrate the terrorist organization.
To that end, over 200 Boko Haram insurgents recently descended on the northeastern Nigerian city of Damaturu and engaged in a raging four hour gun and bombing attack with Nigerian police, a battle that resulted in nearly 150 deaths and the destruction of churches, mosques and police stations.
However, reports from Damaturu, capital of the Nigerian state of Yobe, indicate that the intent of the attack was specifically designed to target and kill Christian residents of the city. Of the nearly 150 people killed, at least 130 of were reported to be Christian.
According to Idris Garba, chairman of the Christian Association of Nigeria in Yobe State, the Boko Haram assault was a “direct attack against Christians. If you said you were a Christian, they killed you. They were selective. They attacked 11 churches. They didn’t attack any mosques.”
Not surprisingly, the brutal assault has caused a near exodus of Christians from Damaturu, leaving Boko Haram to claim the city as its new headquarters. Read the rest on:
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