By Sam Jones There is a reason the terrorists burned the village during the funeral. They do not merely want the land. They want the memory. The Middle Belt is burning again. Nine dead. Dozens are hiding in the forests. Homes torched. Churches desecrated. Villagers were ambushed while burying their loved ones. This is not ...
By Sam Jones The gruesome April 28 bombing in Borno State — where 26 civilians, including women and children, were blown apart by an IED near Furunduma — is not an isolated act of terrorism. It is not merely the work of “extremists” hijacking a peaceful religion. It is, rather, the latest chapter in a ...
On the night of February 23, while most of the world slept soundly under blankets of peace, the small Nigerian village of Boto was plunged into horror. Boto, a humble farming community of 150 compounds in Southern Kaduna, is known for fertile fields and industrious people — not for the violence that would soon descend ...
By Pastor Sam Jones On Easter Sunday, the people of Billiri, Nigeria, gathered as they have for generations—singing hymns in the early light of dawn, celebrating the risen Christ. Children trailed behind parents, elders leaned on walking sticks, and the streets filled with joy and reverence. But by 7 a.m., joy turned to horror. A ...
By Sam Jones This month, Plateau State Governor Caleb Mutfwang went on national television and said the quiet part out loud: genocide is happening in Nigeria. He wasn’t speaking in abstract terms or hinting at geopolitical tensions. He was describing the deliberate, systematic displacement of entire villages in central Nigeria by jihadist militias—over 64 communities ...
When a war rages and the world looks away, the suffering of the innocent is compounded by silence. This is the grim reality for Christians in Southern Kaduna, Nigeria, where Fulani terrorists are waging a genocidal campaign that has displaced over 50,000 people and left countless families shattered. Yet, despite the scale of this crisis, ...
