These have been over a wide area - Borno State around Maiduguri and in the Biu area where in a group of villages the Chief was forced to show the BH terrorists which were Christian families, gave the people the option to convert to Islam or be killed, and then burnt the EYN (Brethren), Deeper Life and the ECWA churches; in Adamawa State towards Mubi and towards Gubio and Damaturu similar things, in Taraba State in the Wukari areas and in Plateau around Bokkos and Riyom. Then yesterday the news came through that terrorists had attacked the Federal College of Education in Kano with bombs and shootings. M
The killings and burnings of churches, pastors' houses and Christian's houses goes on and on. The army seem to be doing well in one area but then trouble breaks out in another.These have been over a wide area - Borno State around Maiduguri and in the Biu area where in a group of villages the Chief was forced to show the BH terrorists which were Christian families, gave the people the option to convert to Islam or be killed, and then burnt the EYN (Brethren), Deeper Life and the ECWA churches; in Adamawa State towards Mubi and towards Gubio and Damaturu similar things, in Taraba State in the Wukari areas and in Plateau around Bokkos and Riyom. Then yesterday the news came through that terrorists had attacked the Federal College of Education in Kano with bombs and shootings. Many students were killed. Today the news is that 30 villagers and a soldier were killed at Fadan Karshi in Kaduna State with many houses burnt. A pastor's wife was burnt to death. In this group of villages 160 were killed in June.Because of the troubles, there are thousands of displaced people who desperately need support and somewhere to live. Pray for the churches of the Central Belt to reach out to these people.
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