Suspected Fulani herdsmen shot and killed a Christian woman while she cleaned her church building. The armed men allegedly ambushed and killed the woman Lyop Dalyop who was cleaning the Church of Christ in Nations in Bangai village.
The Fulani, who are majority Muslim, is the world’s largest nomadic ethnic group. While most Fulani live at peace with their neighbors, militant Fulanis, having been radicalized by extreme Islam, have emerged from their people group with jihadist intent.
“Christian communities in the Middle Belt of Nigeria have effectively suffered a twenty-year long genocide,” said ICC President Jeff King. “Where is the outcry? Where is effective action? In Nigeria, the military, the police, and the intelligence agencies are all controlled by Muslims. This, coupled with a twenty-year lack of response by these agencies, should naturally lead to deeper questioning by the international community. Simply put, the time for cheap talk and platitudes is over. The world is waking up and asking, “Is the Nigerian government complicit in these attacks.” Time will tell, but for this long-time watcher, the decision is in.