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Insurgency: 1,421 Christians Killed In Seven Months In Nigeria – Group Claims

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A Human Right organisation, Int’l Society for Civil Liberties & Rule of Law (Intersociety), on Thursday decried the unrestrained killing of  Christians in Nigeria by armed Fulani herdsmen men who they describe as “jihadists.”.

The group in a report titled: “1, 421 Christians Hacked To Death By Nigeria’s Jihadists In Seven Months Of 2020 (1st Jan-31st July)” said it has petitioned the United Nations, Commonwealth, International Criminal Court (ICC), European Union (EU), United States of America, United Kingdom, Canada, Vatican, Australia, Brazil, Israel among others asking them to intervene and save Nigerian Christians.

It alarmed that the Federal Government as well as the security agencies seem not to be doing much to curtail the carnage.

The alarm is even heightened as they linked the killings to ISIS, Ansaru, Boko Haram and ISWAP, an indication that it is a gang plan by Moslems to annihilate Christians in Nigeria.

The report read in part:

“Int’l Society for Civil Liberties & Rule of Law is continuously alarmed over ceaseless and untamed massacre of Christians in Nigeria or any part thereof and the lackadaisical attitude and strongly suspected complicity of the present central Government and its security forces.

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“It is specifically shocking that in the past seven months of 2020 or 1st Jan to 31st July 2020, no fewer than 1,421 Christians have been hacked to death, out of which Jihadist Fulani Herdsmen accounted for 1,027 deaths, Jihadist Boko Haram and ISWAP over 310 deaths and Jihadist Ansaru and Jihadist “Bandits” over 60. The total Christian deaths of 1,421 included 24 dark figures.

“The total Christian casualties from Jihadist Herdsmen killings alone across Nigeria especially in Southern Kaduna, Benue and Plateau States and Igbo Land in the past seven months from Jan-July 2020 had risen to 1,027 deaths.

“Out of this number, the Adara Kingdom and environs in Kajuru Local Government Area of Kaduna State were visited with 164 killings or Christian deaths and the rest of the Southern Kaduna 199 deaths, totaling 363 Christian lives lost.

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“The rest of the country excluding Southern Kaduna was also in the past seven months of 2020 or 1st Jan to 31st July 2020 visited with 664 Jihadist Herdsmen killings or Christian deaths. In July 2020, Southern Kaduna, alone, lost no fewer than 175 Christians, out of total anti Christian killings of 211 in July. Benue State had in the same month recorded eleven Christian deaths, Kogi 14, Nasarawa 9 and Taraba two.

State-by-state breakdown shows within the period under review, Southern Kaduna recorded the highest number of Christian deaths in the hands of Jihadist Fulani Herdsmen with a total of 363 Christian lives.

“Plateau State recorded 158 deaths, Benue 152 deaths, Kogi 54, Adamawa 40, Nasarawa 40, Taraba 32, Niger State 30, Igbo Land including Igbo-Delta and Igbo-Benue 30 deaths, non Igbo-Delta 20 deaths, Edo 10 and Southwest particularly Ondo and Oyo 20 Christians deaths and others 11; totaling 1,027 Christian deaths in seven months,” it reads.

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