« Eritrea - Christian Dies in Prison | Main | Senator Dorgan Speaks for the Second Time About Gao »

July 30, 2009
Sectarian Violence Flares Again in Northern Nigeria

Mission Network News is reporting that tensions are rising again in Nigeria.  

Nigeria (MNN) ― Clashes with Taliban-style militants in Nigeria have claimed over 300 lives in the past four days. Efforts are being made to  try to keep sectarian violence from spreading in the country's northern states. 
On July 26, Islamists attacked police stations in the northeastern state of Bauchi. The unrest then spread to neighboring Yobe and Borno states. Fighting has also been reported in Katsina and Kano states. Christians across the 12 sharia-governed states of northern Nigeria are holding their breath.


It's a tinderbox situation. Jacob Kramer with Christian Reformed World Relief Committee says, "It raises the level of tension between tribes, particularly between the two main religions in Nigeria: Muslims and Christians."  MORE

Posted by: Stacy L. Harp in: Mission Network News
| | Permalink





SIGN UP FOR YOUR FREE VOM NEWSLETTER




BE OUR FRIEND ON FACEBOOK
The Voice of the Martyrs - USA on Facebook



Send Us Your Feedback by Clicking Here


Join Our Social Networks
VOM MySpace

RSS Feeds


Other VOM Sites

Christian Blog Topsites

A-List Persecution Bloggers

VOM Blogosphere Bloggers
A Few Minutes with Robin & Andy
Adam's Blog
All Fair You Are My Darling
All Too Common
At Mother's Knee
Beauty for Ashes
Becoming Our Destiny
Being in the Word
But A Poor Reflection
Carry Your Candle
Chasing the Wind
Chris Ross
Christ's Mandate For Missions
Christian Home School Teachers' Lounge
Christian Outloud!
Christian, Think!
Clark Mountain Musings
College Life at Judson
Colossians Three Sixteen
Contemplativity
Counted Worthy
Counting the Cost
Cowboyology
Curious Homeschool
Daniel Sparks
Dolphin Tide Fan
Dorna's Lighthouse
Eddie's Doppelganger
Ember Burning
Emergent Matt
Epangelical
Erekamka na Adonai
Fingertoe
Fingertoe.com
Florida Homeschooling
Foolish Yet Wise
Footsteps Of Love
Fundamentally Right
GentleWhisper
Greg Burnett
Hannah Im
Heritage Homeschooling
Hutcheson Happenings
Jeff's Darn Blog
Jesus Christ, Final Sacrifice
Jesus Is The Only Way
Jungle Pop
Kattoliko Pensiero
Laoshi's Xanga Site
Lattany's Xanga Site
Logos
Lost in Wonder, Love and Grace
Martyr Watch
Meditation on Life
Meditation on life with a Domestic Engineer
Metal Dad
Miranda's Musings
Mom Blog
Monika's Message
Mover Mike
Mrs. Happy Housewife
MurphyGrl
MurphyGrl's Xanga Site
My Walk
North to Alaska
Paleodoxy
Parable of the Blog-Net
Pastor Jon
Pets Garden Blog
Phototelegrapher
Portia Rediscovered
Principled Mom
Psycmeistr's Ice Palace
Pursuing Holiness
Queen of Irony
Questions and Answers
Random Responses
Reformed Chicks Blabbing
Religión en Revolución
Rhymes With Right
Ruminations by the Lake
Rush-Hour Ennui
Sandcastles
Schooldaze
Serving the Persecuted
Shepherd's Fold Online Journal
Shiloh Prophetic Word Ministry
Sofystication
Taking the Challenge
Telescope His Glory
The 522
The Black Kettle
The Brew*crew Adventure
The Evangelical Ecologist
The Great Separation
The Patti Wagon
The Persecution Times
The View from the Firehouse
Throwing the Word
To Tell You The Truth
Tourmented Spirit
Under the Mustard Seed Tree
Voice in the Wilderness
Wake Up Christians
Weight Lifting?
What the Thunder Said...
White Ribbon Warriors
Windows to My Soul
Writer Mom

Archives

Recent Posts

Categories



More blogs about christian persecution.