A MUST READ TO ALL NIGERIA CHRISTIAN

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 15,OCTOBER 2015
This is a must a read to all Nigerian Christian, you
can as well check this
website, declaration 1989 www.wikipedia.org/abuja Nigeria is a country of contrasts and conflict.
Nigeria has a Muslim north and a Christian south.
However, unlike Sudan, in Nigeria it is the
Christians who are the majority. Nigeria is the largest nation in Africa (140 million
people in 490 ethnic groups) Christians Persecuted Christians have been severely persecuted in
Nigeria's northern states. Literally hundreds of
churches have been destroyed and thousands of
Christians murdered in recent years with car
bombs and suicide bombers targeting churches. One popular book, which is widely circulated
amongst the Muslims in Nigeria,
declares: "Priests in their churches... should of
course be killed without any exception… they
should not build a church, nor leave one standing
in an area controlled by the Muslims, if it is Muslim by force. Christians should not be allowed
to hinder Muslims from being accommodated at
their churches day or night. Gongs and bells
should be hidden, no religious rights should be
public. The Sign of the Sword (1984) by Shaykh Abdalqadir Al-Murabit. Christians should not display their religious
convictions openly… we are absolutely certain
about declaring a person to be a kafir who belies
or denies any of the foundations of the Shari'a or
anything that is known by certainty to have been
a deed by The Messenger…" The Islamic Agenda Also well circulated in Nigeria is The Programme
adopted by the World Islamic Organisation at a
conference, in 1974, in Mecca: 1. Muslim organisations should set up
centres to resist Christian missionary
activities. 2. Islamic radio and TV stations should be
established. 3. All Christian activities, no matter the
secular expression, should be stopped. 4. Christian hospitals, orphanages, schools
and universities should be taken over. 5. Muslim organisations should set up
Intelligence Centres about Christian
activities. 6. All Christian literature should be banned in
Muslim countries. In 1975, when General Murtala Muhammed
overthrew General Yakubu Gowon, was the
beginning of the implementation of this
programme in Nigeria. Many streets bearing
Christian names were changed to Muslim names.
Christian schools and hospitals were taken over by the state. Arabic inscriptions and emblems
began to appear on Nigeria's currency notes and
on emblems of the Nigerian Armed Forces. At the Islam in Africa Conference in Abuja (1989)
the Resolution issued at the conclusion of the
conference declared their determination: "to
show the whole world that Nigeria is truly an
Islamic nation… to support the establishment and
application of the Shari'a… to ensure the appointment of only Muslims into strategic
national and international posts of member
nations. To eradicate in all its forms and
ramifications all non-Muslim religions in member
nations (such religions shall include Christianity…)
to ensure that only Muslims are elected to political posts of all member nations. To ensure
the declaration of Nigeria (the 24th African and
46th world member of the OIC) a Federal Islamic
Sultanate. Issued 28 November 1989 (1 Jumada al Awwal, 1410). …to ensure the ultimate replacement of all
Western forms of legal and judicial systems with
the Shari'a in all member nations… to write the
history of Islam in Africa and of Muslims and
their institutions from authentic Islamic
viewpoint… to propagate the knowledge of Islam throughout the continent… to call on Muslims to
review the syllabi in the various educational
institutions with a view to bringing them into
conformity with Islamic ideals, goals and
principles and to serve the needs of their
community… to encourage the teaching of Arabic language, which is the language of the Qur'an as
well as the lingua-franca of the continent and to
strive for the restoration of the use of Arabic… to
establish strong economic ties between African
Islamic countries and other parts of the Muslim
world in order to facilitate mutual assistance and co-operation… based on Islamic
principles." The Chairman of the Bureau for Islamic
Propagation, Bashir Othman Tofa (a presidential
candidate) declared: "…these dangerous devils
calling themselves Christians… we Muslims
cannot sacrifice our religion or our self-respect
for any type of peaceful co-existence… it is time to begin the offensive… let us begin by
proclaiming Friday as our Sabbath… do away
with the Christian Red Cross symbol… let us found
our own Islamic Jihad of Nigeria to counteract
the evil machinations of the Christian Association
of Nigeria. Let us act right now!!!" "All the Christians Must be Shot" The Muslim Brothers issued this statement which
declared as their objective: "The establishment of
the Shari'a of Allah and the destruction of Kafir
from the face of the earth… it is this Kafir system
which gives these slaves (Christians)… It puts
them on same level, it even raised the Christians higher than the Muslims… it is also necessary
that we rise and destroy oppressors and the
Kafir system… Ulamas should rise up and take
the lead for the annihilation of Kafir… oh we are
tired of Kafir system of government, Jewish
Laws and decrees, and the rest acts of worship of Christianity on us… all the Christians… must be
brought out to public and be shot. From now on,
Thursdays and Fridays must be work-free days…
'fight them until there remains no tumult (fitna)
on the face of the earth and religion (way of life)
becomes for Allah alone'. Qur'an" Churches Burned, Christians
Murdered During recent ministry trips to Nigeria, I visited
Lagos, Jos, Gboko and Abuja. I was shown
numerous churches that had been damaged,
vandalised or burned down by Muslim mobs. I
received many heart-rending reports of
Christians murdered by Muslims. Many Christians bear the physical marks of bullet
wounds, scars from machete wounds, cut off
hands or feet, burns and deep slash marks on
their necks and heads, inflicted by violent Muslim
mobs.
Twelve northern states in Nigeria have proclaimed Shari'a law. Many hundreds of
churches have been destroyed and thousands of
believers murdered in Kaduna, Gombe, Sokoto,
Kano and Bauchi. Central states, which are
overwhelmingly Christian, have also borne the
brunt of waves of Islamic Jihad. Thousands of Christians have been killed in Jos and Gboko,
although the Christians in these areas have stood
firm and resisted the Muslim offensives. Africa's Largest Nation Nigeria is a huge country (923 768 Km2). The
geography varies from the lush mangrove and
tropical rainforests in the south to the savannah
and grasslands in the north. Two huge rivers
flow across the country - the Niger and the
Benue. Nigeria has over 140 million people in 490 ethnic
groups. The three largest tribes are: the Hausa/
Fulani, the Yoruba and Igbo.
Literacy is officially 64%. The official language of
Nigeria is English, although Hausa is widely used
in the northern states. Nigeria is potentially rich in agricultural land and
mineral resources, with large oil reserves. The
enormous oil wealth of Nigeria has been
squandered and embezzled by a series of
corrupt rulers. Over 34% of the population live
below the poverty line and unemployment is officially 28%. Missionary Heritage Britain came to be involved in Nigeria primarily in
order to crush the slave trade. Missionaries such
as Mary Slessor and Samuel Crowther worked
tirelessly to eradicate the slave trade, the killing
of twins and other social evils. Samuel Crowther
was a Yorubu who was captured by slave raiders and sold to Portuguese slave traders for
transport across the Atlantic. Crowther was
rescued by a British Naval squadron and
received education in Sierra Leone and England.
He was ordained by the Church of England and
sent back to Yorubaland as a missionary. Crowther became the first African bishop of the
Church of England. Turbulent Times There was great optimism for the future when
Nigeria received its independence from Britain in
1960. However, the post-independence history
has been turbulent, with a vicious civil war,
during which millions of Christian Igbo's were
starved or slaughtered by Federal forces. A succession of military coups, generally by
Muslims, destroyed what was left of the post-
independence optimism.
The sudden death of the brutal Muslim military
dictator, Abacha, in 1998, brought General
Olusegun Obasanjo, a committed Christian (converted while in prison in Jos), to the
presidency. He has promised to eradicate
corruption and bring about change, but there is
great impatience and frustration at the pace and
extent of the changes so far.
A concerted attempt by Muslim candidates to gain control in this first free election in the
country's history ended with an overwhelming
electoral victory for Obasanjo, and defeat for the
Muslims. Spectacular Church Growth Amidst all the tensions, violence, coups and civil
war, the churches in Nigeria have experienced
spectacular growth. The Anglicans have grown
from 900 000 in 1960 to over 12 million. SIM's
work, which began at such great cost a century
ago, has resulted in a dynamic church, ECWA (Evangelical Church of West Africa), with almost
5 million people. Evangelicals as a whole have
grown from 2 million in 1960 to 28 million. Massacres by Muslim Mobs Christians in Jos told me how Muslims attacked
and beat to death a pregnant Christian woman
during their Friday prayer services. According to
the Muslims, the woman had walked past the
men during their Friday prayer time. So they beat
her to death. The Muslims then went on the rampage down
the main road in Jos, burning Christian
businesses, churches and homes. The next day
the Christians rallied together and stood firm to
resist the Muslim attacks. Nehemiah 4:14 "Do not be afraid of them. Remember the
Lord, great and awesome, and fight for
your brethren, your sons, your daughters,
your wives and your houses." Slaughter Under Shari'a Of greatest concern to the Nigerian Christians
that I had fellowship with, was the threat of
Shari'a Law from the Muslims.
In Jos, on 7th September 2001, during Friday
afternoon prayers, a Muslim mob beat a
pregnant Christian woman to death. They claimed that she had walked past them while
they were bowed in prayer, outside the Mosque.
In rage, they got up from their prayer mats and
savagely beat her, killing both the woman and
her pre-born child.
Not satisfied with this innocent blood, the Muslims then went on the rampage down the
main street in Jos, burning churches, shops and
homes. Many hundreds of Christians were
beaten, shot or hacked to death by these Muslim
mobs. Resistance in Jos The next day, the Christians rallied and stood firm
together, resisting the Islamic attacks. More
Christians poured in from the surrounding
villages, some wearing traditional warrior
regalia and brandishing spears, axes and
machetes. Vicious hand-to-hand fighting took place on the streets, and many firearms were
captured from the Muslims. Some Christians
counter-attacked and by the end of the week,
over 6000 people had been killed. The Muslims
were completely defeated and many were
fleeing north. Throughout this conflict the police and army were unseen - barricaded in their
barracks.
Upon investigation, it was revealed that the
Muslim community had been planning this attack
for many months, stockpiling weapons and
ammunition. They were looking for a pretext to trigger their assault. The Christian woman
walking past the Mosque was seized as an ideal
opportunity for them to initiate their attack. What
they had not expected was such fierce
resistance from the Christians. Many Muslims
said that they had never expected the Christians to fight back.
The Christians in Jos related to me numerous
examples of the Lord's protection, in answer to
prayer. A truck carrying weapons for Muslims
crashed outside Jos, spilling and revealing a
weapons cache. There have been numerous other Muslim plots which have been exposed. Christian Courage in Gboko In Gboko, the Tiv people related to me
testimonies of how the Muslim Hausa and Fulani
people attacked their homes and churches,
burning down entire communities. When the
Federal forces were sent in to restore order,
they burned even more farms and houses. The units sent were predominantly Muslim and under
Muslim control, so rather than restoring order
they joined in the assaults against the Christians,
massacring whole villages. In Vaase, 1 200
civilians were killed by these Muslim Federal
forces. In Taraba state, up to 100 churches were
destroyed by Muslim mobs. The long-suffering
Tiv people also rose up and resisted, fighting
back. All this happened in August and September
2002.
Over 80% of the schools in Tivland are owned by the churches. However, none have a Christian
curriculum. There is a desperate need for
Christian textbooks. Between Cross and Crescent Despite the stresses of continual Islamic
pressure and persecution, the mature and
dynamic Church in Nigeria is standing firm and
reaching out vigorously to its Muslim neighbors.
The conflict between the Cross and the Crescent
in Nigeria is intensifying. Muslim nations are pouring in vast millions to fund the construction
of Mosques, Madressas, Muslim schools and to
promote Shari'a Law throughout Nigeria.
The Christians are responding by establishing
more churches, and Christian schools and
through literature and radio ministry. They need our encouragement, prayers and support. We
have the opportunity in Nigeria to not only help
the Christians stand firm and resist the Southern
encroachments of Islam, but also to roll back the
Islamic offensive, winning their enemies to
Christ. Matthew 9:37
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