So villages in northern Nigeria are in trouble.
But who will help them? Their government appears to be helping the attackers with weapons and supplies. "The complicity between the army and the Fulani is obvious . . The world’s indifference gives the Nigerian government the advantage in what looks like a quiet effort to rid northern Nigeria of its Christians."
All U.N. member nations adopted the "Responsibility to Protect" (R2P) in 2005. It's a commitment to protect populations from genocide and ethnic cleansing. If the Nigerian government can't or won't do that, then it seems like the U.N. security council has given itself some responsibility.
One woman's story:
"Deborah, now 31 and living in a camp for the internally displaced, was captured by the Boko Haram terrorist group and held captive for a year and a half. The Islamists came to her village and slaughtered her husband and family before abducting her and “marrying” her off to a 20-year-old Muslim terrorist . . . After Deborah was recaptured following an escape, she received 80 lashes as punishment. She told journalist Douglas Murray that she no longer fears death.
“What sort of death would I be running from?” Deborah asks. “I have already died once.”
photo: indianexpress.com
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