Innocent Nigerian Christians are left
for the wolves to be devoured
By: Elias Bejjani
April 19/2011
The Free World countries, Arab States, UN, and Europe democracies should all be ashamed of themselves. Where are all those prominent leaders, politicians and clergy; the hypocrites who only and only rhetorically advocate for peace, freedom and democracy?
Their empty words
have no meaning because they are backed with no actual deeds.
Why president Clinton and his Secretary of State,
Mrs. Clinton are so silent?
And why the European countries are not taking any action? And why not even one Arabic country condemned the massacre? Simply, because they are all selfish, materialistic, abandoned faith, total detached from any human feelings, numbed their consciences and distanced themselves from Almighty God.
For all these earthly reasons they do not care anymore.
The savage criminals sure can kill the bodies of those poor and peaceful Christians, but will never be able to kill their souls that are now in heaven.
Let us pray for the souls of all the innocent victims in Nigeria and strongly denounce the Horrible crimes that are unfolding against peaceful Christians in Egypt, Iraq, Pakistan, Nigeria and other countries.
Background
Muslim Mobs Kill At Least 100 Christians, Burn Over 40 Churches in Northern
Nigeria
http://www.persecution.org/2011/04/19/muslim-mobs-kill-at-least-100-christians-burn-over-40-churches-in-northern-nigeria/
Washington, D.C. (April 19, 2011) – International Christian Concern (ICC) has
learned that Muslim rioters have killed more than 100 Christians and burned down
more than 40 churches in an attack that began yesterday in response to the
election of Jonathan Goodluck, a Christian, as president of Nigeria. The rioters
even destroyed the homes of many Muslims who supported President Jonathan
Goodluck.
The Muslim attackers allege that the election was rigged and General Muhammadu
Buhari, a Muslim presidential candidate, is the rightful winner. Yet, impartial
observers have called this election the fairest in decades. According to the
Commonwealth observers’ report, “The elections for the National Assembly and the
Presidency were both credible and creditable and reflected the will of the
Nigerian people."
According to ICC sources, it is difficult to know the full extent of the damage.
The casualties could be much higher as the attacks took place over many of the
12 Muslim majority states in northern Nigeria. The situation is beginning to
calm since security forces were deployed and enforced a 24 hour curfew.
Christian minorities living in northern Nigeria have faced repeated bouts of
violence and discrimination at the hands of the Muslim majority. Since the
introduction of Sharia law in northern Nigeria in 2001, tens and thousands of
Christians have been killed.
“Christians in northern Nigeria are being killed and their churches and property
destroyed for voting for the candidate of their choice. Why should churches be
burned when just it’s an issue of politics? Why should Christians be killed just
because someone won an election? Goodluck is not the president just for
Christians; he is the president for every Nigerian. Why should Christians suffer
because Jonathan won the election?” said a Christian leader in the northern
Nigerian state of Kaduna.
Jonathan Racho, ICC’s Regional Manager for Africa, said, “We are very saddened
by the violence against Christians and their property in northern Nigeria.
Disputes over elections shouldn’t have been allowed to lead to religious
violence against Christians. We have repeatedly seen Muslims attack and kill
those of other faiths at the slightest provocation. We urge Nigeria to fully
investigate this attack and bring the perpetrators to justice. As long as these
attackers operate with impunity, the attacks will continue.
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