Two American missionaries have raised urgent alarms over the systematic, government-enabled genocide of Christians in Nigeria. Judd Saul of Iowa and Mike Arnold of Texas \u2014 former filmmakers turned human-rights advocates \u2014 are providing housing and aid for displaced Christian families while calling on the international community to intervene.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Saul, founder of the non-profit Equipping the Persecuted and administrator of TruthNigeria.com, alleges the ethnic Fulani tribal militias are the primary force behind attacks. He claims they operate with the backing of political power in Nigeria\u2019s northern states, then \u201cgo after more land and more villages \u2026 and the killing starts.\u201d <\/p>\n\n\n\n
Arnold, a former mayor from Texas, reports that between 4 to 10 million internally displaced persons (IDPs) in Nigeria are eyewitnesses to large-scale violence. He charges that the Nigerian government denies evidence, treats victims as criminals, and allows a climate of impunity for the militias. According to Arnold, militants separate Christian and Muslim victims, kill or force conversion of Christian men, kill or enslave Christian women, and expand their control methodically. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
They argue the crisis is often mischaracterized as a farmer-herder conflict, but claim the reality is far more organised: \u201cThe majority of killings and displacements \u2026 are carried out by radical Islamist Fulani militias.\u201d With their research, which includes field reports, satellite imagery and survivor testimony, the two men say the full scale of attacks has gone globally unaddressed.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Saul and Arnold urge the global Church and international policymakers to speak out swiftly \u2014 warning that if this pattern continues unchecked, many lives will be tragically lost.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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