75. The Secret War on Nigeria’s Christians, with Zariyi Yusuf

Over the 2023 Christmas holiday, Christians living in Nigeria’s Middle Belt region were savagely attacked by Islamic Fulani herdsmen. This was only the latest in a string of atrocities targeting these Nigerian Christians. If you asked most government officials or media outlets, you would hear a litany of sterile explanations for this violence.

Some insist it is due to disputes over agricultural claims. Others suggest climate change is the culprit. And still others claim that competing mineral rights drive the violence.

But these are all lies. They are false narratives. Something far more sinister is afoot, and Christians around the globe need to discover what is actually going on. Only then will we be able to clearly speak out on behalf of our spiritual brothers and sisters in Nigeria.

But what is the truth behind the recurring violence against Christians in Nigeria? Zariyi Yusuf joins the Christian Emergency Podcast to shed much-needed light on this campaign that others want shrouded in darkness. Yusuf, a Nigerian Christian from the Middle Belt, has tracked these developments for years.

What Yusuf reveals is sobering. Simply put, there is a dedicated campaign to eliminate the Christian presence in Nigeria’s Middle Belt. Put bluntly, there is a secret war targeting Nigeria's Christians. This campaign is well-funded, well-armed and well-coordinated. It progresses relentlessly, facilitated by government inaction, global distractions and false pretenses.

Even if the world shrugs its shoulders and looks away, biblical Christians must not. We must pray for the Christians of Nigeria; advocate for them, and do all we can to help in the midst of their trials.

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