Boko Haram violence continues to afflict Nigeria's Christians. At the end of Aprl 2019, gunmen on motorbikes opened fire indiscriminitely in Kuda, Adamawa State killing more than 20 villagers. The following day they attacked again, as funeral preparations...
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Boko Haram violence continues to afflict Nigeria's Christians. At the end of Aprl 2019, gunmen on motorbikes opened fire indiscriminitely in Kuda, Adamawa State killing more than 20 villagers. The following day they attacked again, as funeral preparations were being made.
But the scale of destruction caused by Fulani militants is surpassing that of Boko Haram. In February and March 2019, Islamist Fulani herdsmen killed more than 150 Christians. On 11th March alone, 52 people were killed and around 100 homes were destroyed in attacks on Inkirimi and Dogonnoma villages in Maro, Kaduna State. Militants hid in the bush to intercept fleeing villagers, including women and young children.
For Kaduna’s Christians this was just the latest in a long litany of attacks.
ACN is responding by helping to strengthen the Faith – supporting priests, seminarians, sisters and catechists. As you will read inside, it is also backing programmes run by the local Catholic Church helping those whose live
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