Nigeria Christian Community Leader Alleges Land-Grab Agenda Behind Massacres
Twenty-six Christians were buried in a mass grave following the August attack on Bin Per, carried out by Fulani Islamists. The post Nigeria Christian Community Leader Alleges Land-Grab Agenda Behind Massacres appeared first on The Gateway Pundit.
TL;DR
- Fulani herders are allegedly equipped with AK-47s, while Christians face arrest for possessing firearms.
- An attack on Bin Per resulted in the burial of 26 Christians in a mass grave, with attackers estimated at over 500.
- The security situation deteriorated around 2018 with cattle rustling, intensifying after Governor Caleb Muthuang took office in 2023.
- Nearly 30 communities in Mangu LGA have been sacked and occupied by Fulani herdsmen.
- Attacks are characterized by the burning of churches, followed by occupation of villages by Fulani settlers.
- A pattern of attacks on Christian communities and churches, while nearby Muslim settlements remain unharmed, suggests a religious motive.
- The Nigerian Army's delayed response and confiscation of community-held weapons are viewed as complicity by some residents.
- Similar patterns of massacre, displacement, and occupation by Fulani herdsmen are documented in Benue, Taraba, Oyo, Kaduna, and Adamawa states.
- Data indicates a significant increase in Fulani occupation of lands in southeastern Nigeria, affecting communal lands and religious sites.
- Community leaders and diaspora organizations allege a campaign of forced displacement and demographic engineering, with renaming of ancestral lands.