List of Killings in the Name of Islam (in Nigeria): 1st Quarter 2023

 This list for Nigeria is extracted from the list of killings in the name of Islam maintained by TheReligionofPeace.com. 

In the first quarter of 2023,  554 people were killed while 128 were injured by Islamists in Nigeria.

Between April 1 and April 16, 212 people have been killed and  82 injured.

(TheReligionofPeace website says it does not catch all attacks; and that some attacks are not posted immediately.  For information about the methodology, see About the List).

Date	City	Killed	Injured	Description
2023.03.29	Sobe	3	0	A pastor and two farmers are gunned down in cold blood by militant Muslims.
2023.03.28	Sobe	1	4	Militant Muslims invade a farming community, killing one resident.
2023.03.26	Yamtage	2	0	Two locals are taken out by ISWAP.
2023.03.26	Kajeri Dogumba	1	0	One man is executed by an ISWAP commander.
2023.03.26	Njee	2	0	Militant Muslims murder two people in separate attacks.
2023.03.26	North Jos	1	1	In a targeted attack. terrorists murder a church member in his home.
2023.03.23	Maiduguri	1	0	A Boko Haram IED claims one life.
2023.03.23	Agatu	5	0	A youth is among five killed by militant Muslims.
2023.03.17	Ngala	1	0	A shooting attack by ISWAP leaves one dead.
2023.03.16	Banki	3	11	An ISWAP bomb blast along a highway leaves three dead.
2023.03.15	Lake Chad	2	0	Two civilians are captured and executed by ISWAP.
2023.03.14	Mubushi	10	14	A targeted shooting attack on Christians kills ten.
2023.03.14	Zangon Kataf	10	12	Ten are slain by militant Muslims in what appears to be a targeted attack on Christians.
2023.03.11	Ungwan Wakili	8	0	A youth hacked to death is among eight killed by Muslim militia.
2023.03.11	Zangon Kataf	17	0	Muslim militants storm a village and hack or shoot sixteen Christians to death.
2023.03.10	Benue	34	0	A series of rolling attacks by militant Muslims leaves thirty-four bodies across several villages.
2023.03.10	Karimbu-Kahugu	1	3	Muslim 'bandits' assassinate the son of a Baptist preacher.
2023.03.10	Ungwan Wakili	17	12	Miitant Muslims slaughter at least seventeen at a Christian village.
2023.03.09	Dikwa	8	0	Eight more fishermen are discovered shot to death by Islamic State loyalists.
2023.03.08	Dikwa	37	9	Thirty-seven fishermen are murdered by ISWAP.
2023.03.07	Tse-Jor	8	5	Muslim militants dispatch eight mourners at a funeral.
2023.03.05	Banki	5	3	ISIS operatives kill five members of a security patrol.
2023.03.05	Sobe	3	12	A militant Muslim attack on a farming community leaves three dead.
2023.03.04	Kanawuri	3	0	Muslim militants murder a church leader and his two children.
2023.03.03	Bulabulin	2	2	Two succumb to injury following an ISWAP IED attack.
2023.03.03	Kwande	36	0	Three dozen locals are massacred by Muslim milita.
2023.03.02	Choliye	200	0	Women and children are among two-hundred slaughtered by Religion of Peace rivals.
2023.03.01	Yale	15	0	Fifteen rivals are killed by ISWAP.
2023.03.01	Agasha	3	0	Muslim terrorists rack up a total of three bodies.
2023.02.28	Turan	4	0	Muslim terrorists murder four locals.
2023.02.28	Gwer West	8	0	Eight villagers are cut down by militant Muslims.
2023.02.26	Tse Lgar	8	0	Eight innocents are killed by Muslim terrorists.
2023.02.26	Magu	3	0	Militant Muslims murder three others.
2023.02.26	Daudu	2	0	Two villagers are hacked to death by Muslim militants.
2023.02.25	Borno	1	5	Boko Haram members dress in Muslim women attire to attack a polling station, killing one voter.
2023.02.10	Gulmari	15	0	Fifteen rivals are cut down by ISWAP.
2023.02.09	Nagi Mbachohon	5	7	Militant Muslims stage a late afternoon attack on a village, leaving five lifeless bodies on the ground.
2023.02.09	Burmari	6	0	A Boko Haram ambush leaves six dead.
2023.02.04	Benue	6	3	At least a half-dozen people are shot dead by militant Muslims.
2023.01.31	Gwer West	3	0	Three local cops are slain by Muslim militants.
2023.01.30	Markudi	5	0	Three woman and two children are reported killed by Muslim radicals.
2023.01.28	Kwande County	12	0	A dozen Christians are murdered by militant Muslims.
2023.01.27	Sabon Gari	9	0	Nine are reported dead following an ISWAP IED attack.
2023.01.26	Ngala	1	0	ISWAP operatives attack a checkpoint, killing an officer.
2023.01.26	Yola	1	0	A church pastor is abducted and murdered in a targeted attack.
2023.01.24	Toru- Angiama	3	0	A man and his son are among three slain by Muslim militants.
2023.01.22	Gambar Sabon Layi	5	1	Five are killed in a late-night targeted attack on a Christian community.
2023.01.19	Makurdi	11	8	A family of six are among Eleven Catholic refugees beheaded by Muslim militants.
2023.01.18	Makilwe	1	8	A farmer is shot to death by Boko Haram, which takes eight others hostage.
2023.01.17	Makilwe	1	8	Boko Haram murder a farmer and abduct eight others.
2023.01.15	Kafin-Karo	1	0	Angry Muslims shoot a priest to death and burn down his church.
2023.01.12	Marte	4	0	Four locals are shot dead by Boko Haram.

To illustrate the highly concerning escalation of these pathetic killings since the conclusion of the national elections,  (with absolutely no response from the government),  we post below the list of killings in the first 16 days of the current month, April 2023:

Date	City	Killed	Injured	Description
2023.04.16	Runji	26	6	Twenty-six more non-Muslim villagers are slaughtered by Muslim terrorists.
2023.04.15	Zangon Kataf	7	0	Seven village residents are killed by Muslim militants.
2023.04.13	Buni Gari	9	1	Nine tribesmen are murdered by Boko Haram.
2023.04.11	Wala	3	0	Three villagers are cut down by Boko Haram.
2023.04.07	Mgban	37	0	Over thirty locals are hacked to death at a displaced persons camp by militant Muslims.
2023.04.07	Atakpa	8	5	Eight lose their lives to Muslim terrorists.
2023.04.06	Akpanta	3	3	Muslim militants kill three.
2023.04.06	Ugbodi	4	3	Four villagers are slain by Muslim terrorists.
2023.04.06	Akpete	1	1	Muslim militants kill a man and rape a woman.
2023.04.06	Nossombougou	5	0	Two civilians are among five cut down by Jihadists.
2023.04.05	Umogidi	52	0	Fifty-two members of a farming community are massacred by Muslim terrorists.
2023.04.05	Edikwu	2	3	Two lose their lives to Muslim militants.
2023.04.05	Inyapu	7	3	Seven innocents are slaughtered by Muslim terrorists.
2023.04.04	Otukpo	3	0	Three members of a farming community are slaughtered by militant Muslims.
2023.04.04	Ikobi	15	36	Fifteen innocents are butchered by Muslim militants.
2023.04.04	Oiji	3	3	Three are slain by Muslim militants.
2023.04.04	Mathdaw	1	1	A pastor is gunned down by Boko Haram, who also shoot his wife.
2023.04.04	Umogidi	4	0	Four villagers are cut down by Muslim militants.
2023.04.03	Kwesati	10	0	Militant Muslims fire into a village and set fire to homes.
2023.04.02	Akenawe-Tswarev	1	5	Muslim militants burst into a church and kill a child.
2023.04.02	Danna	3	12	Boko Haram kill three villagers and abduct at least a dozen others.
2023.04.02	Oganenigu	8	0	Eight people are reported dead following an attack by militant Muslims on a small village.

CHURCH ARISE! – PUBLIC STATEMENT ON THE “RELIGIOUS WAR” AUDIO ATTRIBUTED TO MR PETER OBI AND BISHOP DAVID OYEDEPO

 Church Arise! is concerned about the desperation implied in the widely circulating audio clip attributed to Labour Party’s  Presidential Candidate, Mr. Peter Obi, and one of the spiritual Fathers in the land,  Bishop David Oyedepo. The audio has been denounced both by Mr Peter Obi and the Bishop as conveying perspectives they never endorsed nor ever expressed, even privately.  A forensic analyst using open-source AI software averred that the audio clip actually comprised of four different audios that have been put together, and that parts of the audios were AI-generated.  The analyst invited anyone interested to download the software and verify his finding themself. Nevertheless, according to the Obi-Datti Campaign Council, the contents of the “fake” audio “have been translated to other Nigerian languages and circulated in most parts of Northern Nigeria....”

 

It is strange that instead of expressing outrage at private phone conversations not only being illegally tapped, and then shamelessly doctored to convey dangerous meanings never expressed by the individuals involved, the audio is being portrayed as evidence that Mr. Peter Obi is a religious bigot!   This is an incongruous allegation against a candidate that had repeatedly urged the electorate to vote for him strictly on altruistic merits and not on tribal or religious sentiments.  Frankly speaking, if this is all the traducers of Peter Obi could raise against him, it speaks volumes of the integrity and honesty of the man, in the manner of Daniel (Daniel 6:4). 

 

Apparently, Peter Obi in the absolutely legitimate effort of seeking the support of the revered Bishop had quoted some of the several publicly expressed statements by notable Islamic authorities, such as  Dr Abdulmutallab Auwal of the Islamic Preachers coalition, that the election is a Jihad which would seal the supremacy of Islam over other religious expressions if the Moslem-Moslem ticket could succeed.  The faceless leakers of the audio would want us to accept that while the public proclamation of the election as a Jihad is Okay, reporting such statements (even in privacy) is bigotry!

At CA! we are well familiar with this ridiculous posturing as we have often found ourselves accused of “heating up the polity” simply by our reporting on persecuted Christians (such as Eunice at Abuja, Deborah at Sokoto, and of course, Leah who continues to languish in Islamic captivity even as we write this, for five years and counting!).

 

Our particular concern at this time is that desperate politicians proclaimed the gubernatorial election in Lagos an ethnic war, and pronto, against all basic logic, that evil declaration is gradually turning to a reality.  Now that the same set of voodoo players are trying to scuttle the upcoming election Tribunal with a proclamation of religious war in Nigeria, we by this write-up hereby frustrate whatever spell is being banked upon to actualize this evil pronouncement.

 

Peace and prosperity unto Nigeria in Jesus name!

 

Church Arise!

Ile-Ife, April 9, 2023. 

2023 General Elections – Our Position

 Church Arise! endorse wholesomely the Statement below by the Christian Leaders Assembly in Yorubaland, with whom we are proud Affiliates.  We do not consider it necessary to issue our own separate Statement, but would love to remind the Body of Christ that it would be naïve to imagine that the Fulani Cabal is done with her scheming and is looking forward to handing over power to some Southerner.  We counsel that the Church takes time to discern and guard against the various subtle manipulations from this Cabal in the unfolding post-election developments.

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The much eagerly-awaited 2023 General Elections are finally here, with the Presidential and National Assembly elections held on February 25, and the Gubernatorial and State Houses of Assembly elections held on March 18.  Results of the latter elections are currently being processed.  The elections mark a definite milestone in the nation’s history as new players are expected to come on board the political stage, leading to what many hope would be the new glorious Nigeria long-prophesied by several vessels of God in the past generations.

The Christian Leaders Assembly in Yorubaland is disappointed by the abysmal performance of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) in conducting the elections given the enormous fiscal and intellectual resources committed to the exercise; together with the tremendous goodwill from citizens and other stakeholders both within and outside the country.  It is saddening that so much irregularities could be blatantly committed in broad daylight.  The low figure of 25 million total votes recorded (out of over 90 million registered voters) in the Presidential election, despite the obvious huge turnout of the electorate, is a clear confirmation that many were disenfranchised one way or the other.  The disenfranchisement was downright brazen and done with gross impunity in the governorship election, especially in Lagos and Rivers states.  It is not surprising that virtually all the key election Monitors (both local and foreign) have generally condemned the elections. 

  

Fortunately, the aggrieved parties are exploring the peaceful judicial option for redress and succor, rather than resort to organized violence.  We call on all those in authority to allow this option take its full course.  It is particularly important that the judgment of the Supreme Court granting access by the contending parties to required data and materials relating to the election be speedily obeyed.  This will ensure that this recourse to legitimate and peaceful adjudication persists.

  

At the Christian Leaders Assembly in Yorubaland, we believe that God can indeed choose and use whosoever He wishes, no matter how unattractive that choice might appear to human reasoning.  However, we have no doubt that the LORD would never require His people to endorse ungodly actions in order to bring about His supposed will.  We may not be involved in unrighteousness, in the expectation that it would somehow result in some overall “good”. (Romans 3:8, I John 3:7, I John 5:17).

  

We urge all Nigerians to not lose hope in our expectation for a new, glorious Nigeria. God’s programme is on course, and we may safely consider all the current turmoil as merely the Devil’s final desperate acts trying to at least delay the inevitable.  However, the LORD God Almighty has a track record in “taking the wise in their own craftiness”. His Word abides forever, and His counsel prevails over all others!

  

Shalom Aleichem! Long live the Federal Republic of Nigeria.

                                                                                        

Prof Joshua Ojo                                                                   Pastor Unction Olufemi

President                                                                            Secretary

 

Ile-Ife. Sunday 19^th March, 2023