Boko Haram Named World’s Most Deadliest Terror Organization

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Nigeria: (Voice of the Persecuted) For the past year, the world’s focus has been on the terror group ISIS, but many have overlooked the 6 year Nigerian nightmare called Boko Haram. For years, Voice of the Persecuted has warned about the insatiable bloodlust of this notorious Islamic group and compared their deadly campaign equal to, if not worse than, the Islamic State’s (ISIS). But news coming out of Nigeria garners little interest, even our own Nigerian reports barely get a glance. This has led our team to often call persecuted North Nigerian Christians, the invisibles. It isn’t hard to see why God has called our hearts and hands for our Nigerian brothers and sisters. The lack of interest has caused greater hardship and suffering for Christians in the north of the country.

Attacks and military clashes have forced a staggering number of North Nigerians from their homes. 2.2 million people have been labeled as IDP’s, internally displaced people. The UNHCR is reporting 175,000 more have sought safety in neighboring Cameroon, Chad and Niger. Thousands of people, including children have been abducted, especially girls. Some of those kidnapped have escaped or been released and tell a horrifying story, which can be called nothing less than evil. Many have only heard of the Chibok schoolgirls taken in April 2014 who are still missing. Since taking office in May 2015, President Buhari and his new government promised to eliminate the militant threat and have stepped up counter-insurgency efforts, but the humanitarian crisis shows no sign of declining.

Nigeria is divided in two parts: the predominantly Christian South and the Muslim North. Most incidents recorded are in the northern part of the country. The Boko Haram goal is to Islamize society and force strict Sharia, Islamic law on the population.

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