{"id":2635370,"date":"2026-07-25T12:55:00","date_gmt":"2026-07-25T16:55:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/another-20-christians-slaughtered-in-nigeria-attack\/"},"modified":"2026-07-25T13:02:43","modified_gmt":"2026-07-25T17:02:43","slug":"another-20-christians-slaughtered-in-nigeria-attack","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/another-20-christians-slaughtered-in-nigeria-attack\/","title":{"rendered":"Another 20 Christians Slaughtered in Nigeria Attack"},"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\">14<\/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%2Fanother-20-christians-slaughtered-in-nigeria-attack%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=2635370&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 report details a violent attack in Nigeria where a Christian farming village was targeted, resulting in the deaths of over 20 people. The incident occurred in the Kawel community, Bokkos, when armed Fulani herdsmen stormed the area in the early hours, clashing with police and killing residents, including a pastor and a pregnant woman. The attack was characterized by <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/video-released-from-uvalde-shooting-further-shows-lack-of-police-response\/\" title=\"Video Released From Uvalde Shooting Further Shows Lack of ... Response\">delayed police response<\/a>, and residents described the assailants as terrorists motivated by Islamic ideology and environmental issues like desertification affecting herding.The violence reflects a broader pattern of attacks on Christians in Nigeria, with many fatalities attributed to Fulani herdsmen.Emerging jihadist groups are also present, contributing to ongoing insecurity. The incident highlights the failure of authorities to adequately protect vulnerable communities and the ongoing religious and ethnic conflicts in the region.  <\/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\"><br \/>\n<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC \"-\/\/W3C\/\/DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional\/\/EN\" \"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/TR\/REC-html40\/loose.dtd\"><br \/>\n<?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\" ?><html><body><\/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>A recent attack in Nigeria resulted in the death of 20 people in a largely Christian farming village.<\/p>\n<p>Open Doors <a href=\"https:\/\/www.opendoorsuk.org\/news\/latest-news\/20-killed-in-latest-devastating-attack-in-nigeria\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">reported<\/a> that the attack \u2014 which unfolded in the early hours of Sunday, June 21 \u2014 occurred when a \u201cgroup of armed hoodlums\u201d struck the Kawel community in Bokkos Local Government Area.<\/p>\n<p>The group clashed with police before they fled, according to the report.<\/p>\n<p>While 18 people were killed at the scene, another two died after being taken to the hospital, and a 14-year-old was still receiving treatment.<\/p>\n<p>The assailants shot Rev. Markus Nyam, who died outside a church building.<\/p>\n<p>Other victims included a mother, father, and two of their sons \u2014 leaving one son alive \u2014 and a pregnant woman and medical staff from a clinic.<\/p>\n<p>The police only responded hours after the attack.<\/p>\n<p>Bishop Ayuba Matawal, a church leader in Bokkos, said that the late arrival of the police \u201cleft the defenceless community entirely at the mercy of their assailants for the duration of the raid,\u201d per Open Doors.<\/p>\n<p>Christian Daily International <a href=\"https:\/\/www.christiandaily.com\/news\/fulani-terrorists-kill-more-than-20-christians-in-central-nigeria\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">reported<\/a> that the assailants were Fulani herdsmen \u2014 members of a largely Islamic people group that have been known to attack Christian villagers in northern and central Nigeria.<\/p>\n<p>Dorcas Ishaya, a resident of Bokkos, said that \u201cFulani invaded Kawel community in the Mushere area around 2 a.m., killing more than 20 Christians, and many injured.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Tongret Ezekiel, another resident, described them as \u201cterrorists\u201d and likewise lamented the late arrival of the security forces.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cNow that they have arrived, and their primary concern seems to be taking away the bodies of those killed by the terrorists,\u201d Ezekiel described.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe Nigerian authorities have failed to protect lives and properties of Christians when it mattered most, but now appear to be more interested in the dead than in the living.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Christian Daily International noted that between October 2024 and September 2025, 72 percent of the Christians killed for their faith worldwide lived in Nigeria.<\/p>\n<p>Some Christian leaders note that the Fulani attacks are motivated by a combination of Islamic ideology and encroaching desertification, which makes it more difficult for them to sustain their herds.<\/p>\n<p>There is additional violence spreading to the south, and a new jihadist group called Lakurawa \u2014 which possesses advanced weapons and ties to al-Qaeda \u2014 has arisen in the northwest.<\/p>\n<p>Beyond attacks on villages, the Islamic herdsmen have been known to commit sexual violence and conduct roadblock killings.<\/p>\n<div style=\"background-color: #f7f7f7; 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