Islamist in Nigeria Declare War on Christians

Boko Haram declares “war” on Christians in Nigeria and threatens to eradicate them from parts of the country

The wreckage after a suicide bomber struck a church in Jos Image source: Stefanos foundation

Militant Islamist group Boko Haram has declared “war” on Christians in Nigeria, saying that they are planning coordinated attacks to “eradicate Christians from certain parts of the country”. The threat was made by a Boko Haram spokesman on Sunday (March 4, 2012), and the group’s unrelenting campaign of anti-Christian violence since Christmas indicates that it is no idle one. In the wake of numerous church bombings and attacks on individuals, Christians have been fleeing the North in great need and the Church there could be wiped off the map.