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Nigerian Horror: Terrorists Attack 7 Year Old With Machete, Slaughter Family

Joel Veldkamp, head of international communications at Christian Solidarity International, sounded the alarm on horrific attacks unfolding against believers in Nigeria. "What just unfolded there is the worst attacks we've seen in Nigeria in almost a year and a half," Veldkamp told CBN News. "My coworker ... got to the city of Jos in central Nigeria on Saturday, on April 12. Every night since then there have been attacks on Christian villages in that area." He said they believe at least 126 people have been killed and 7,000 have been driven from their homes. "It's an extremely serious attack, one of the biggest that we've seen in this region for for a long time, and it's coming in Holy Week," Veldkamp said. "The worst massacre was on Palm Sunday, actually. Fifty-six people were killed in their village by Fulani Islamic jihadists." Veldkamp described some of the horrors his coworker is seeing on the ground after meeting with "survivors of the massacre." "He said most of the people who are in there have wounds from machetes," he said. "The attackers are actually using machetes to kill and to hurt people. He met a seven-year-old boy named Steven, whose entire family was killed. His father was shot and killed. His mother had both of her arms cut off with machetes, and then she died, we believe. His two other siblings were both hit with machetes and they were killed." Steven, who was struck in the neck with a machete, was left for dead by the terrorists and was later discovered by a relative who brought him to the hospital. "Even in the hospital several days later, he was still screaming and vomiting from the pain of his wounds," Veldkamp said. Nigeria has become a hotbed of terror in recent years, despite nearly half of the country being Christian. Veldkamp explained that the ruling military class has always been Muslim and from the Fulani ethnic group. "What's happening now is we have this huge region of Nigeria called the Middle Belt that's very fertile, that's populated by hundreds of different ethnic groups, almost all of whom are a Christian and who are farmers," he said. "And we're seeing for the past six years, at least, systematic attacks on their villages by Fulani militias who then, after they've killed the people and driven the people out, take their land and settle on their land." Veldkamp continued, "So, we're seeing a slow process of taking a region that used to be Christian and turning it into a Muslim region. For the militias themselves, they get land, they get property, they get money perhaps." Want more news from a Christian Perspective? Choose to support CBN: https://go.cbn.com/ugWBn CBN News. Because Truth Matters™ Download the free CBN News App: http://cbnnews.com/app SUBSCRIBE to the CBN News Channel for more: http://youtube.com/c/CBNnewsonline/?s... SUBSCRIBE to the QuickStart Newsletter by visiting quickstart.news SUBSCRIBE to the Quickstart Podcast. New episodes every morning at 7am: cbn.com/cbnnews/quickstart What's coming up next? Have a look at our program guide: https://www.youtube.com/redirect?q=ht... CBN features 24-hour TV news from a Christian perspective. The CBN News Channel provides independent news programming to an underserved audience to enlighten, entertain and inspire Christians around the world. Comments below do not necessarily reflect the views of CBN. Share this live feed with your friends and family:    / cbnnewsonline   Like us on Facebook:   / cbnnews   Like us on Twitter:   / cbnnews   Follow us on Instagram:   / cbnnews   Contact News Editors: https://www.youtube.com/redirect?q=ht... Questions about other CBN programs: Visit WatchCBNNews.com or call (888) 700-7000. Questions about supporting CBN News? Visit JoinCBNNews.com or call (888) 700-7000 for more information. Questions about Helping the Home Front? Call: 800-700-7000 https://www.youtube.com/redirect?q=ht... #breakingnews #politicalnews #christiannews #christian #christianity #church #breakingnews #cbnnews