Nigerian government acknowledges: Christians targeted by Islamic terrorists
The Nigerian government has done an about-face in regard to its assessment of Boko Haram and Islamic State West Africa Province (ISWAP) attacks that have slain thousands of Christians in the last few years.
Whereas before the administration of Muhammadu Buhari was only willing to acknowledge a conflict on the level of land and resources between predominantly Muslim herders and Christian farmers, now the government has changed its tack to reflect what Christians have been saying for months.
“Recall that Boko Haram insurgents didn’t use to discriminate between Christians and Muslims when they carried out their attacks in the past. Churches and mosques, Christians and Muslims were attacked without discrimination,” Nigerian Minister of Information and Culture Alhaj Lai Mohammed said....