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Boko Haram militants raided Christian communities in the northeastern part of Nigeria last week, displacing more than 1,500 people.
During the early morning raid in the villages of Shikarkir and Yirmirmug, the militants, aspiring to institute an Islamic caliphate, threatened Christians that if they refused to convert to Islam, they would face death. The militants killed eight Christians and destroyed 57 homes. A church known as Ekklesiyar Yan’uwa was ravaged, as well as food supplies, livelihood and livestock, International Christian Concern (ICC) reported.
It is the latest in a surge of attacks in Borno state, Nigeria, that has displaced some 4,000 people in total. Pastor Yarakawa Mutah, chairman of the Christian Association of Nigeria (CAN) in Chibok, explained that Boko Haram militants, officially known as Jama’atu Ahlis Sunna Lidda’awati wal-Jihad, choose to target Christian communities.
“Even if there is a mosque, they don’t burn the mosque,” Mutah said. “They only burn Christian houses and churches.”
During the early morning raid in the villages of Shikarkir and Yirmirmug, the militants, aspiring to institute an Islamic caliphate, threatened Christians that if they refused to convert to Islam, they would face death. The militants killed eight Christians and destroyed 57 homes. A church known as Ekklesiyar Yan’uwa was ravaged, as well as food supplies, livelihood and livestock, International Christian Concern (ICC) reported.
It is the latest in a surge of attacks in Borno state, Nigeria, that has displaced some 4,000 people in total. Pastor Yarakawa Mutah, chairman of the Christian Association of Nigeria (CAN) in Chibok, explained that Boko Haram militants, officially known as Jama’atu Ahlis Sunna Lidda’awati wal-Jihad, choose to target Christian communities.
“Even if there is a mosque, they don’t burn the mosque,” Mutah said. “They only burn Christian houses and churches.”
