Nigeria Update – 27 October 2021

https://www.facebook.com/149774505203876/posts/2083565465158094/?flite=scwspnss 18 October 2021 – The military acted on a revenge operation and invaded Izombe in Oguta LGA of Imo state and burnt down the village, resulting in the death of Faith Okebata who was 36...

Nigeria Update – 20 October 2021

https://edition.cnn.com/2018/07/27/africa/nigeria-herdsmen-boko-haram-report/index.html 27 July 2018 – In 2018 a CNN report was released declaring the “farmer-herder” attacks as being 6 times more lethal in comparison to Boko Haram (who have bombed markets, mosques...

Nigeria Update – 14 October 2021

1. Bishop of Orlu Speaks Out Against Violence   A Catholic Bishop of Orlu, in Imo State in Nigeria has appealed to the warring parties to end the bloodshed and seek dialogue. In a statement issued Saturday, October 2 Bishop Augustine Tochukwu Ukwuoma said, “I...

Nigeria Update – 6 October 2021

Aid for the Church in Need Webinar On 29 September 2021 Aid for the Church in Need (ACN) hosted a webinar during which the combined report of the four Catholic Dioceses in Benue State and the DHPI report on Anambra were released.  The event was covered on Vatican...

Nigeria Update – 27 September 2021

Benue State is the worst affected by the conflict with Fulani militias sweeping the South East of Nigeria. There are currently over a million Internally Displaced People (IDP’s) in Benue State alone. Making this one of the largest displacement crises on the African...

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