Boko Haram Strikes Chibok Once more: Killing Two Individuals And Destroying Properties And Church
Makurdi – In a continuation of violence, Islamist militants from the infamous Boko Haram group launched a brutal assault on the Damzir Christian group in Chibok County, Borno State, early Sunday morning, January 12, 2025. The assault, which started at roughly 2 AM, left two folks lifeless, a lady injured, and the Christian group in ruins.
Eyewitnesses described how greater than 100 closely armed insurgents stormed Damzir on motorbikes, indiscriminately firing into the air and terrifying residents. In accordance with Yakubu Nkeki, a neighborhood chief and chairman of the Affiliation of Mother and father of Lacking Chibok Ladies, over 30 houses had been burned, and a church was desecrated and set ablaze.
“The assault was sudden and cruel,” Nkeki advised Media. “Households fled into the bush and mountains to flee the onslaught, however the injury to lives and property is devastating.”
Focused Killings and Looting:
David Ibrahim, a Chibok resident, recounted the harrowing lack of two brothers, Enock and Josiah Pogu Pudza, who had been executed after refusing the militants’ calls for to affix their ranks.
“The terrorists went home to accommodate, intimidating folks and stealing meals,” Ibrahim stated. “When the brothers refused to conform, they had been shot in chilly blood.”
The Militants additionally looted important crops, together with cassava, millet, beans, and rice, earlier than burning the remaining provides. This deliberate act of destruction has left the Christian group with out sustenance.
Pastor Maina Yahi of the Ekklesiyar Yan’uwa (EYN), also called the Church of the Brethren in Nigeria, known as for pressing motion.
“The folks of Chibok live in fixed worry,” he stated. “The authorities should act instantly to guard these communities.”
Pastor Yahi urged the Governor of Borno State and representatives in any respect ranges to prioritize the protection and well-being of Chibok residents, who’ve endured years of terror and displacement.
Violence In Chibok:
This assault is a part of a sequence of violent incidents focusing on Chibok in latest months. Ibrahim revealed that Boko Haram had tried a number of assaults on close by Christian communities, together with a January 2, 2025, assault on Njiland, the place houses had been burned and crops stolen.
Chibok, internationally identified for the 2014 abduction of 276 schoolgirls by Boko Haram, has as soon as once more develop into the scene of violence and despair. The militants, whose identify interprets to “Western training is forbidden,” carried out this latest assault with calculated ruthlessness.
Assault on Christians in Kuduna: And Name of Motion
Since 30th Nov 2024, there was an ongoing wave of Christian persecution in Nigeria. Each Islamist teams Boko Haram and Fulani are focusing on Christians; on this latest wave, 40 Christians had been killed in Kaduna States of Nigeria, and greater than 7000 folks had been displaced as Fulani terrorists destroyed their houses.
The worldwide group and Nigerian authorities should unite to make sure the protection and stability of weak areas. With out quick intervention, extra lives and the Christian group danger being destroyed.
