Make Known the Atrocities

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The President of the Bishops Conference of Nigeria, Augustine Obiora Akubeze, Archbishop of Benin City is appealing to those outside of the country to make known to the world what is going on in his country.

Roughly 50% of Nigeria’s citizens are Christians, but they only make up about 5% of the government leadership, making it very difficult to find support among the juridical elites.
While “in the past security problems were limited to the north-east of Nigeria, now there is insecurity throughout the whole country,” the archbishop said in an interview with the papal foundation Aid to the Church in Need (ACN).

In the face of this “serious lack of security and the increase in anti-Christian attacks,” the prelate called on Western governments and media to “make known the atrocities” taking place in Nigeria.
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I have been following the last three years how the attacks in Nigeria have accelerated. Just in the past month there has been many kidnappings and killing
of Christians.

It doesn’t seem to get much coverage here in the
U.S.

I see President Trump has added Nigeria to the U.S.
travel ban. Not sure if it is due to the rise in terrorism.

The Catholic bishops are frustrated that the Nigerian government does not seem to want to try to protect the Christians there.
 
With the travel ban in place now, if a Nigerian priest travelled home to Nigeria, would he be able to return to the U.S.?
 
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