{"id":2448343,"date":"2025-06-17T11:51:02","date_gmt":"2025-06-17T15:51:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/200-christians-killed-by-attackers-shouting-allahu-akbar-in-overnight-massacre\/"},"modified":"2025-06-17T11:54:32","modified_gmt":"2025-06-17T15:54:32","slug":"200-christians-killed-by-attackers-shouting-allahu-akbar-in-overnight-massacre","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/200-christians-killed-by-attackers-shouting-allahu-akbar-in-overnight-massacre\/","title":{"rendered":"200 Christians Killed by Attackers Shouting &#8216;Allahu Akbar&#8217; in Overnight Massacre"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">22<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2F200-christians-killed-by-attackers-shouting-allahu-akbar-in-overnight-massacre%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2448343&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>A recent attack in Nigeria&#8217;s Benue State resulted in an estimated 200 Christians being killed, primarily targeting displaced families in makeshift shelters. Teh violence, reported by the charity Aid to the Church in Need, involved assailants shouting &#8220;Allahu Akbar&#8221; during the massacre, which has been described as one of the most horrific incidents in the region to date. Local clergy recounted gruesome scenes of violence, with many victims burned alive or hacked to death.<\/p>\n<p>The attack occured amid a surge in similar violence aimed at Christian communities, which church leaders fear indicates a systematic effort to drive them from the area. this incident has <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\" >drawn widespread condemnation<\/a>, including statements of prayer adn solidarity from Pope Leo XIV. Reports indicate that nearly 10,000 Nigerian Christians have lost their lives to such violence from November 2022 to November 2024, highlighting a deeply concerning trend of religious persecution in Nigeria.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<p><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><\/p>\n<section> \t\t\t\t<script>console.log(\"ad slot (AC1)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC1)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC2)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC3)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC4)\")<\/script><\/p>\n<p>An estimated 200 Christians were killed in Nigeria on Friday according to a Catholic charity.<\/p>\n<p>The massacre in Nigeria&rsquo;s Benue State targeted internally displaced families living in shelters, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.churchinneed.org\/nigeria-up-to-200-dead-in-worst-killing-spree\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Aid to the Church in Need<\/a> reported.<\/p>\n<p>The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/radical-islamic-terrorists-killing-nigerian-christians\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">attack<\/a> in Yelewata took place with attackers shouting &ldquo;Allahu Akbar&rdquo; (a Muslim phrase meaning &ldquo;god is great&rdquo;), before indiscriminate killing began.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Up to 200 Christians butchered in one night.<\/p>\n<p>&#128293; Burned alive. &#128298; Hacked fleeing.<\/p>\n<p>&#128118; Babies. &#128105; Mothers. &#10013;&#65039; Priests.<\/p>\n<p>Slaughtered for their faith.<\/p>\n<p>No noise. No outrage. Just silence.<\/p>\n<p>Here&rsquo;s what really happened in Nigeria &#129525;&#128071;<\/p>\n<p>1\/12 <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/LiP2qbF5Ur\">pic.twitter.com\/LiP2qbF5Ur<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; George Christensen (@NationFirstAust) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/NationFirstAust\/status\/1934883425435177168?\">June 17, 2025<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p> <script type=\"text\/javascript\"> \t\t\tif ( getCookie( \"ff_subbed\" ) ) { \t\t\t\tdocument.getElementById(\"stnvideo\").remove() \t\t\t} else { \t\t\t\tdocument.addEventListener(\"DOMContentLoaded\", function() { \t\t\t\t\tfunction loadScript(src) { \t\t\t\t\t\tconst script=document.createElement(\"script\"); \t\t\t\t\t\tscript.src=src; \t\t\t\t\t\tscript.async=true; \t\t\t\t\t\tdocument.body.appendChild(script); \t\t\t\t\t} \t\t\t\t\tfunction findPreviousParagraph(selector, x) { \t\t\t\t\t\tconst targetElement=document.querySelector(selector); \t\t\t\t\t\tif (!targetElement) { \t\t\t\t\t\t\tconsole.warn(\"Target element not found.\"); \t\t\t\t\t\t\treturn null; \t\t\t\t\t\t}  \t\t\t\t\t\t\/\/ Get all <\/p>\n<p> elements in order as they appear in the document \t\t\t\t\t\tlet paragraphs=Array.from(document.querySelectorAll(\"p\"));  \t\t\t\t\t\t\/\/ Find the index of the last <\/p>\n<p> before the target element \t\t\t\t\t\tlet targetIndex=paragraphs.findIndex(p=> p.compareDocumentPosition(targetElement) & Node.DOCUMENT_POSITION_PRECEDING);  \t\t\t\t\t\tif (targetIndex===-1 || targetIndex <x) { \t\t\t\t\t\t\tconsole.warn(\"Not enough paragraphs before the target element.\"); \t\t\t\t\t\t\treturn null; \t\t\t\t\t\t}  \t\t\t\t\t\treturn paragraphs[targetIndex - x]; \t\t\t\t\t}  \t\t\t\t\t\/\/ Set up IntersectionObserver \t\t\t\t\tfunction observeElement(element) { \t\t\t\t\t\tif (!element) return;  \t\t\t\t\t\tconst observer=new IntersectionObserver( \t\t\t\t\t\t\t(entries)=> { \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tentries.forEach(entry=> { \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tif (entry.isIntersecting) { \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tconsole.log(\"Paragraph is now visible:\", entry.target.textContent.trim()); \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tloadScript(\"https:\/\/embed.sendtonews.com\/player3\/embedcode.js?fk=s28Az7AY\"); \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tobserver.disconnect(); \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t} \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t}); \t\t\t\t\t\t\t}, \t\t\t\t\t\t\t{ threshold: 0.5 } \/\/ Adjust threshold as needed \t\t\t\t\t\t);  \t\t\t\t\t\tobserver.observe(element); \t\t\t\t\t}  \t\t\t\t\t\/\/ Find the 1st paragraph before #stnvideo and observe it \t\t\t\t\tlet paragraphToObserve=findPreviousParagraph(\"#stnvideo\", 2); \t\t\t\t\tobserveElement(paragraphToObserve); \t\t\t\t}); \t\t\t} \t\t<\/script> <\/p>\n<p>About 500 people were sleeping in a shelter where the attack took place.<\/p>\n<p>Initial reports said 100 people were <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/least-60-christians-kidnapped-gunpoint-nigeria\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">killed<\/a> in the three-hour massacre, but that was later increased to a death toll of 200.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/how-to-stop-genocides\/\" title=\"Preventing Genocides: Effective Strategies\">death toll makes<\/a> it the single worst atrocity in the region, where there have been a sudden upsurge in attacks and increasing signs that a concerted militant assault is underway to force an entire community to leave,&rdquo; the charity reported.<\/p>\n<p>Rev. Ukuma Jonathan Angbianbee, the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/one-in-five-viewers-stopped-watching-cnns-top-hosts-last-week\/\" title=\"One In Five Viewers Stopped Watching CNN\u2019s Top Hosts Last Week\">local priest<\/a>, said he and others barely escaped alive.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;When we heard the shots and saw the militants, we committed our lives to God. This morning, I thank God I am alive,&rdquo; he said.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;What I saw was truly gruesome. People were slaughtered. Corpses were scattered everywhere.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;There is no question about who carried out the attack. They were definitely Fulanis. They were shouting &lsquo;Allahu Akbar,&rsquo;&rdquo; he said, referring to a group of Islamic extremists.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;The morning after the attack, there were plenty of police and other security, but where were they the previous evening when we needed them?&rdquo; another priest who was not named said, adding, &ldquo;This is by far [the] worst atrocity we have seen. There has been nothing even close.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;Many families were locked up and burnt inside their bedrooms. So many bodies were burnt beyond recognition,&rdquo; Amnesty International Nigeria said, according to <a href=\"https:\/\/abcnews.go.com\/International\/wireStory\/100-people-killed-gunmen-north-central-nigeria-rights-122850389\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">ABC<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Pope Leo XIV said that he was praying for those &ldquo;brutally killed&rdquo; in &ldquo;a terrible massacre&rdquo; and that he was praying for &ldquo;rural Christian communities of the Benue State who have been relentless victims of violence,&rdquo; according to Aid to the Church in Need.<\/p>\n<p>The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/fear-grips-christian-villages-suspected-islamists-assassinate-mayor-slaughter-christians\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">region<\/a> of the attack has seen other raids in which more than 100 people have been killed and more than 5,000 people uprooted from their homes.<\/p>\n<p>Church leaders fear that there is a plan to rid the area of Christians through these attacks, the charity reported.<\/p>\n<p>Nearly 10,000 Nigerian Christians have been killed by Islamic extremists from November 2022 to November 2024, according to <a href=\"https:\/\/globalchristianrelief.org\/gcr-red-list\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Global Christian Relief<\/a>.<\/p>\n<div style=\"position: relative;\">\n<div class=\"ff-fancy-header-container\"> \t\t\t \t<\/div>\n<div class=\"entry-submit-correction inner-content\">\n<div class=\"correction-form\">\n<form style=\"display: none;\">\n<div class=\"sc-name-field\"> \t\t\t\t\t\t<label>* Name<\/label> \t\t\t\t\t\t<br \/> \t\t\t\t\t\t<input type=\"text\" name=\"name\" required> \t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<div class=\"sc--field\"> \t\t\t\t\t\t<label>* <\/label> \t\t\t\t\t\t<br \/> \t\t\t\t\t\t<input type=\"text\" name=\"\" required> \t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<p> \t\t\t\t\t<label>* Message<\/label> \t\t\t\t\t<br \/> \t\t\t\t\t<textarea name=\"message\" required><\/textarea> \t\t\t\t\t \t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<div class=\"required-message\" style=\"display: none; padding-bottom: 15px;\">* All fields are required.<\/div>\n<p> \t\t\t\t\t<input type=\"submit\" value=\"Submit\" onclick=\"event.preventDefault(); firefly_sc();\"> \t\t\t\t\t \t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<div class=\"firefly-sc-confirm\" style=\"display: none;\">Success!<\/div>\n<\/p><\/form>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p> \t\t<script> \t\t\tfunction firefly_sc() { \t\t\t\tif( typeof window.captchaPublicKey==typeof undefined ){ \t\t\t\t\tconsole.error('window.captchaPublicKey is not defined'); \t\t\t\t} \t\t\t\tgrecaptcha.execute( window.captchaPublicKey, { action: 'submit_correction' } ).then( function( token ) { \t\t\t\t\tvar opts={ \t\t\t\t\t\taction:    'firefly_sc_submit', \t\t\t\t\t\tname:      document.querySelector( '.entry-submit-correction [name=\"name\"]' ).value, \t\t\t\t\t\t:     document.querySelector( '.entry-submit-correction [name=\"\"]' ).value, \t\t\t\t\t\tmessage:   document.querySelector( '.entry-submit-correction [name=\"message\"]' ).value, \t\t\t\t\t\tpost_id:   firefly_post_id, \t\t\t\t\t\tcap_token: token \t\t\t\t\t}  \t\t\t\t\tvar inputs=[ 'name', '', 'message' ];  \t\t\t\t\tfor( var i=0; i <inputs.length; i++ ) if( ! 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