Fourteen Christians in Kogi state, Nigeria -all members of the Bethel Baptist Church in Agbadu-Daruwana- are reported to have lost their lives during a raid by Fulani militants

Residents have since fled the area as farming communities in Nigeria’s Middle Belt continue to be targeted.

This is the latest in the reported massacre of Christians in Nigeria

Local resident Rachael Nuhu told the outlet that the herdsmen “invaded the village armed with guns and riding motorcycles”.

“They were speaking in the Fulani language as they attacked our people,” she added. “This is not the first time they’re attacking our communities, as other villages around us had been attacked in a similar way by these herdsmen.”

The attack comes as human rights groups have sounded the alarm that the atrocities committed against Christians in Nigeria — both by Fulani herdsmen and Islamic extremist groups in Nigeria’s northeast — are reaching the standard for “genocide.”

On Jan. 30, Christian Solidarity International issued a genocide warning for Nigeria after the Jubilee Campaign issued a similar warning last year in a report to the International Criminal Court.

In a conversation hosted by former Congressman Frank Wolf back in June, Nigerian Anglican Archbishop Benjamin Argak Kwashi warned that the attacks on the Christian community were “systematic”.

“It is planned; it is calculated,” he added.

The Nigerian government has continued to deny that Christians are being specifically targeted for persecution, despite other advocacy groups claiming that believers are facing a genocide.

Source: Premier news, Christian post