“There is a plan to Islamize Nigeria”, is the bishop's cry of alarm (conciliate, n.d.r.) Wilfred Chikpa Anagbe of the diocese of Makurdi to the pontifical foundation Aid to the Church in Need.
“They want Islamize the central part of the country, also known as the Nigerian Middle Belt, which is inhabited almost entirely by Christians. In the recent attack of 24 April, two priests from my diocese died along with others 17 faithful but the exact number of victims is not yet ascertained", denounces the bishop (conciliate, n.d.r.).
Unfortunately this is not an isolated case. Since the beginning of 2018, ben 11 parishes in the Nigerian diocese have been attacked. In Benue State there have been countless acts of violence against the people who are for the 99% Christian.
Il 18 January one was even found mass grave con 72 corpses. It's not about Boko Haram, reports the bishop who was in the Vatican for a meeting with Pope Francis.
“The violence is perpetrated by Islamist herdsmen of the Fulani ethnic group who have had relationships in the past, even narrow ones, with terrorist groups and who are united by their ultimate goal: Islamize the Christian part of Nigeria!”, continues the bishop.
“The Fulani tribes live in the mountains and cannot afford the luxury of sophisticated weapons, so we should ask ourselves who really finances them?”, asks Monsignor Anagbe, also reporting that during the attacks there is never a presence of the police or the Nigerian government army, especially the federal government.
Violence against Christians has caused strong tensions in the area and over 100 thousand people now live in refugee camps to escape Islamist incursions into Christian villages.
“The Church tries to help them as best it can even without the support of the Nigerian government”, the bishop reports, also recalling how at the time of their arrival there were no schools or hospitals, subsequently built by the Church with the support of Father Joseph and Father Felix, two of the victims massacred by the Fulani in their diocese while trying to bring some relief to Nigerian Christians, now victims of violence and the Islamist desire to de-Christianize the area. In the silence of the West and Europe.
Source: http://www.occhidellaguerra.it/nigeria-la-denuncia-del-vescovo-cosi-vogliono-islamizzarci/
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