Protests Over Death of Nigerian Christian Man Lead to More Reprisals by Muslims
Another spate of violence against Christians by Muslim Fulani Herdsmen occurred in Nigeria’s Plateau State last week, following the discovery of a Christian man’s body that led to protests by Christians against repeated Muslim aggression.
Enoch Monday’s motionless body was discovered by Plateau State Police Command on May 26th and transported to a nearby hospital, where he was declared dead. Witnesses reported that Monday had been returning from a service at the local Evangelical Church Winning All, one of the largest and fastest-growing denominations in Nigeria.
The protests that followed in the wake of his death tested the fragile boundaries between Christian and Muslim communities in the area and led to as few as 5 and as many as 30 additional Christian deaths, according to a local source, as well as the burning of 20 homes and the arrest of 30 Christian women fruit vendors, with Herdsmen...