17 Nigerian Christians, Including Children, Slaughtered By Muslim Militants During a Baby Dedication

Brittany M. Hughes | April 24, 2019
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Over a dozen more Nigerian Christians were slaughtered by Muslim militants this week during a baby dedication service. According to local reports, the massacre left 17 people dead, including the mother of the baby and several children as young as 10.

The Christian Post reports the group of Nigerians from the predominantly Christian community of Nasarawa were gathered together to eat on Palm Sunday after dedicating a new baby at the Ruhaniya Baptist Church whenFulani Muslims crashed the party and began firing at random. The baby’s mother was killed while the father, who was also shot, remains in critical condition.

According to Morning Star News, those killed included “10 members of the Ruhaniya Baptist Church, five members of Evangelical Reformed Church of Christ, one member of the Evangelical Church Winning All, and a musician playing for guests.”

The Christian Post reports:

Samuel Meshi, chairman of the Akwanga Local Government Council, told the outlet the group of Christians did nothing to provoke the horrific attack.

“They just started shooting sporadically on a community that was just having a feast of the dedication of a child after a church service earlier in the day on Sunday (April 14) at a Baptist church in the area,” Meshi said.

“The killings occurred in the evening of that day. Unfortunately, these persons were killed in cold blood for just no reason,” he noted.

Unfortunately, this is just the latest incident in a series of similar massacres, as the widespread genocide of Nigerian Christians by local militant Muslim groups is nothing new. Thousands, predominantly women and children, have been murdered over the past several years for their faith.

In March, more than 30 Christians were killed and their church burned to the ground by Fulani Muslims. Nearly 300 people were killed across at least seven predominantly Christian villages in February and March alone.

 

 

 

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