Boko Haram kills two Nigerian Christian youths in Chibok attack

20 January 2025

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Two Christian youths were killed by Islamist terrorist group Boko Haram on 12 January in an attack on a community in the Chibok Local Government Area of Borno State, Nigeria.

A woman was also injured as armed gang members burned to the ground a church, shops and homes in Bazir village, Barnabas Aid contacts confirmed.

Boko Haram began its latest attacks in the area with a raid on the village of Njiland on 2 January, and went on to assault Shikarkir community, razing a church and homes.

A body is recovered from Bazir by emergency workers

The body of a youth killed by Boko Haram is carried from Bazir village 

A resident said people in the area were living in fear and uncertainty.

“These attacks have been able to occur with alarming frequency,” he said. “More needs to be done to ensure the safety and security of our community.”

Founded in 2002 in Borno State, Boko Haram has contributed to the murders of at least 45,000 Christians in northern and Middle Belt Nigeria in the last 15 years.

The group received worldwide notoriety in April 2014 when it kidnapped 276 girls, mostly Christian, from a school in Chibok. Around 170 girls have subsequently escaped, been rescued or freed.

Pray for the families who lost loved ones in the Bazir attack and ask for healing for our injured sister. Pray that the attacks by Boko Haram will cease and no more families will know the pain of loss through terrorism. 

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