ICC Note: Bosun Emmanuel, the secretary of National Christian Elders Forum, states that Christianity in Nigeria is on the verge of being extinct. Moreover, Christian leaders warn that the Christian population may be quickly declining as attacks on Christians still continue.  

06/25/2018 Nigeria (Christian Post) – Nigerian Christian leaders have warned that if the current rate of massacres continue, with hundreds of believers being killed each month, Africa’s most-populous nation is on the brink of decimating its Christian population by 2043.

The warnings echoed as 86 more people were killed by the largely Muslim Fulani herdsmen in attacks on Christian farmers.

The Punch on Sunday obtained comments by Bosun Emmanuel, the secretary of National Christian Elders Forum, at the recent conference of Catholic Men’s Guild in Lagos, where the administration of President Muhammadu Buhari was accused of “openly pursuing an anti-Christian agenda that has resulted in countless murders of Christians all over the nation and destruction of vulnerable Christian communities.”

“Realistically speaking, Christianity is on the brink of extinction in Nigeria. The ascendancy of Sharia ideology in Nigeria rings the death toll for the Nigerian Church,” Emmanuel said, calling on the Christian Association of Nigeria to be restructured to be able to better speak out for Christianity in the country.

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