ICC Note:

According to a leading Christian persecution “watchdog,” displacement camps – operated by local Muslim organizations – are denying access to food and vital assistance for displaced Christians. In the past eight years, as the terrorist group Boko Haram continues its reign of terror in Sub-Saharan African nations, over two million residents have fled from their homes. The Christian humanitarian organization, Open Doors USA, reports that around 1.8 million people in Nigeria are facing starvation.

03/24/2017 Nigeria (The Christian Post) – Christians displaced by the brutal Boko Haram terrorist group in Nigeria are being denied access to food and vital assistance at a number of displacement camps run by local Muslim organizations, according to a leading Christian persecution watchdog.

As Boko Haram continues its reign of terror in Sub-Saharan African nation, over 2 million residents have been forced to flee from their homes in the last eight years since the terror group’s uprising. According to the Christian humanitarian organization Open Doors USA, as many as 1.8 million people in Nigeria are currently facing starvation.

While there are several displacement camps set up throughout the country to aid those vulnerable, displaced and hungry families, there are a number of camps where Christians are being discriminated against and, in some instances, being told that the food and relief “is not for Christians.”

“The governor did his best when the Christians had to flee in 2014 and 2015. But when the care of the camps was handed over to other organizations, the discrimination started,” Bishop William Naga, who fled his home in the Borno state, told Open Doors U.K. “They will give food to the refugees, but if you are a Christian they will not give you food. They will openly tell you that the relief is not for Christians.”

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