A new report by major Christian advocacy and international human rights organizations warns that the ongoing slaughter of many thousands of Christians in Nigeria’s Middle Belt at the hands of Fulani Muslim terrorists could increase to the level of genocide if it continues to be unchecked, International Christian Concern (ICC) report.

The 2022 report by Christian Solidarity International released with the Humanitarian Aid Relief Trust (HART) and the International Organization for Peacebuilding and Social Justice (PSJ) echoes concerns expressed by other rights groups, including Genocide Watch, in recent years.

Titled “Breaking Point in Central Nigeria? Terror and Mass Displacement in the Middle Belt,” the report details continual attacks by Fulani militia on Christian communities in the Middle Belt. “The violence has displaced millions and appears designed to reduce the number of indigenous Christians in the region. Inasmuch as the attacks are intended to destroy ethnoreligious communities, they may rise to the level of ethnic cleansing or even genocide,” the report attests.

The Nigerian authorities have done nothing to stop what has been going on for years, and have even persecuted journalists who expose the situation, ICC reports. The Fulani-led government has also downplayed the situation, claiming the violence amounts to mere fighting over grazing rights – a contention that the Breaking Point report rejects.

Among other recommendations, the Breaking Point 2022 report calls on the US government to place Nigeria back on its Countries of Concern list, ICC said.

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