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sreamsense:
You are allowed, go ahead and establish the refuelling stations in the north and south east so it will be easy to monitor Islamic terrorists and ipob activities. Is for our security purposes, enough of norther and southern bandits killing innocents

Priest abducted as gunmen attack Kaduna village again

Suspected bandits have killed three people and abducted a Catholic priest along with 10 others during a fresh attack in a Kaduna State community.

The incident occurred in Karku community of Kauru Local Government Area.

The abducted priest is Rev. Fr. Nathaniel Asuwaye of Holy Trinity Catholic Church, Karku.

In a statement on Saturday, the Chancellor of the Catholic Diocese of Kafanchan, Rev. Fr. Jacob Shanet, said residents described the attackers as terrorists who came in an organised manner and overran the community.

The statement confirmed that three residents lost their lives in the attack. They were named as Mr. Jacob Dan’azumi, Mr. Maitala Kaura, and Alhaji Kusari. Several other people were also taken away by the attackers.

According to the diocese, the attack took place in the early hours of Saturday. It said the incident occurred at about 3:20 am (WAT), at the priest’s residence.

Rev. Fr. Asuwaye is the parish priest of Holy Trinity Catholic Church, Karku, under the Catholic Diocese of Kafanchan.

The diocese expressed sadness over the incident and appealed for prayers for those abducted.

It urged priests, Christians, and people of goodwill to pray for the victims’ safe return.

The statement also asked for prayers for those who died in the attack and remembered them in faith.

In addition, the diocese said it was placing the victims in prayer and called for unity and continued support as insecurity continues to affect parts of Kaduna State.

BrickandLace:
A southern Nigeria will need united armed forces devoid of ethnic sentiment to secure the resulting borders with the North.

Short of that, it's unending insurgency from the North.

BrickandLace:
Do you mean Sudan. ?

I hope you see what has become of the south Sudan?
There might be a media blackout but it's dire down there now.

BrickandLace:
You can't conveniently divide this country without a massive upheaval from domestic and international factions. It would be a messy, if not bloody affair. But not impossible.

The US know this .

markfemi1:
Op, one attention seeking kid by the name Helinues has been holding marathon meetings over your matter.

https://www.nairaland.com/8613836/seun-mods-time-look-into#138389576

A United States congressional hearing on global religious freedom has criticised the Federal Government’s reported $9million lobbying contract in Washington, with lawmakers warning that the deal appeared to be aimed at downplaying serious human rights and religious freedom violations.

The concerns were raised on Wednesday during a joint hearing of the House Subcommittee on Africa and the Subcommittee on the Western Hemisphere, titled ‘Defending Religious Freedom Around the World.’

The session, monitored by PUNCH, featured testimony from former US Ambassador-at-Large for International Religious Freedom, Sam Brownback, and former chair of the US Commission on International Religious Freedom, Dr Stephen Schneck.

The Chairman of the House Foreign Affairs Africa Subcommittee, Chris Smith, defended the October 2025 decision to designate Nigeria as a Country of Particular Concern under the International Religious Freedom Act, describing it as “long overdue” in light of years of deadly violence against Christian communities.

Smith said he was troubled by efforts to counter that designation through lobbying. The chairman lamented, “I just want to say to my colleagues that I am deeply concerned that Nigeria has hired the lobbying firm, DCI Group, to the tune of $9m, $750,000 a month.

“And a Nigerian billionaire has entered into a $120,000-a-month contract with Washington-based consulting firm Valcour, to influence Congress and the Executive Branch.

“They hire these firms; they come up with their very well-written talking points to say nothing to see here and unfortunately, how these firms are just so good at advocating for their client for religious freedom.”

While Smith framed the CPC designation as necessary pressure on Nigeria, Ranking Member Sara Jacobs criticised what she called an overly narrow focus on Christian persecution.

Jacobs noted that despite stated concern about religious violence, the US had cut hundreds of millions of dollars in foreign assistance to Nigeria, including programmes supporting faith leaders and conflict-affected communities.

She cited the termination of the Community Initiatives to Promote Peace programme, which she said had helped reduce violence in parts of the country.

“Despite the administration’s apparent interest in addressing conflict and religious tensions in Nigeria, it has cut hundreds of millions of dollars in foreign assistance to Nigeria, including assistance to faith leaders and to communities experiencing violence in the Middle Belt,” Jacobs said.

Jacobs cautioned against framing the crisis in purely religious terms, saying “The violence in Nigeria is complex, affecting both Christians and Muslims, and the drivers of this violence are multifaceted and cannot be reduced to a single framing.”

She added that “oversimplistic narratives can further inflame religious tensions in communities.”

The lawmaker also questioned the effectiveness of recent US military action in Sokoto State, saying, “And yet, it is clear that President Trump only cares about Christians in Nigeria, and his only real action to address this problem, military strikes over Christmas, has not even done anything to materially help those communities.”

Ex-chair USCIRF Schneck agreed, saying the cost of the strikes likely exceeded funding previously allocated to interfaith and humanitarian programmes, and warned that military action could strengthen militant groups.

“In fact, it occurs to me that the cost of the Tomahawk missiles that were sent probably exceeded the amount of money that had previously been going to Nigeria to improve interfaith relations and provide humanitarian assistance,” he said.

Testifying on the broader crisis, the ex-chair USCIRF described Nigeria’s challenges as a mix of terrorism by Boko Haram and ISWAP, farmer-herder conflicts, banditry, organised crime, mass displacement, and what he called “a corrupt and frankly, a failing government” unable to provide basic security and justice.

Lawmakers also debated whether the CPC designation was sufficient on its own. Rep. Jefferson Shreve questioned its effectiveness, prompting Brownback to argue that the label must be backed by sanctions and other concrete measures.

“Until you put some bite into it, most of these dictators are just going to thumb their nose at you,” Brownback said, advocating “Magnitsky sanctions” and targeted economic penalties.

Ex-chair USCIRF supported this view, describing CPC listings as largely “name and shame” without direct consequences.

Although Rep Bill Huizenga said recent US action had helped refocus “attention on Nigeria”, Brownback expressed deep mistrust of the Federal Government, accusing it of abandoning power-sharing traditions and failing to protect vulnerable communities.

“This government has not given us any reason to trust them,” Brownback said, underscoring the scepticism that framed the hearing and the sharp rebuke of Nigeria’s multimillion-dollar lobbying push.

US President Donald Trump has repeatedly claimed that Christians in Nigeria were facing genocide and has previously threatened military action.

But the Federal Government rejected those claims, insisting that while the country faces serious security challenges, there is no genocide.

Despite the tensions, US Africa Command, working with President Bola Tinubu’s administration, carried out airstrikes on December 25 against terrorist targets in Sokoto State.

In January, documents revealed that FG had entered into a $9m contract with the US-based lobbying firm, DCI Group, to communicate Nigeria’s efforts to protect Christians to the US government.

Filings with the US Department of Justice showed that Kaduna-based Aster Legal retained DCI Group on behalf of the National Security Adviser, Nuhu Ribadu.

The agreement was signed on December 17, 2025

helinues:
Fcs where did you see Islamic bandits in the news as the attackers?

Where in the article was it written that those attacked are Christians?

Just point it out to us because your motives are now questionable

helinues:
That's the headline of this news but as usual the op changed the title to Islamic.

See, don't let us make we reason your matter with DSS considering so many mischievous post you have been posting regarding the false christian persecution in Nigeria

Freshandfitpod:
In borno State children are now being diagnosed of high blood pressure cases that wasn't common 20 years ago make we continue to dey deceive ourselves that we are living life.

Racoon:
Governor Hyacinth Alia your were obsessed with Peter Obi not entering Benue and denied genocide in your state. Now, you ans the FG have failed to stop this carnage from happening. You all got blood on your hands.

CyynthiaKiss:
The United States condemns the horrific attack in Kwara state in Nigeria, which claimed the lives of more than 160 people, with the death toll still unconfirmed and many still unaccounted for. We express our deepest condolences to the families of those affected by this senseless violence. We welcome President Tinubu’s order to deploy security forces to protect villages in the area and his directive to federal and state officials to provide aid to the community and bring the perpetrators of this atrocity to justice.



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Mirasteel:
Keep lying to yourself you hear.

I don't support any political party but you should stop spreading lies and propaganda.