{"id":1037,"date":"2026-04-02T03:32:32","date_gmt":"2026-04-02T03:32:32","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/iustitia.com.br\/en\/?page_id=1037"},"modified":"2026-04-02T03:32:32","modified_gmt":"2026-04-02T03:32:32","slug":"terror-na-semana-santa-iswap-mata-12-cristaos-em-chibok-nigeria","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/iustitia.com.br\/en\/?page_id=1037","title":{"rendered":"Terror during holy week: iswap kills 12 christians in chibok, nigeria"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/vendedoradesonhos.com.br\/upload\/1\/sites\/26\/img_41886_1200.png\" alt=\"\" style=\"width:100%\"><figcaption>Nigeria<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div><hr><\/p><p>\r\n\t<a href='http:\/\/iustitia.com.br\/en\"s=nigeria'>#Nigeria<\/a><\/p><p><\/p><p>\r\n\t<!-- audio --><\/p><p>\r\n<button onclick=\"this.nextElementSibling.play()\" style=\"padding:12px 25px; font-size:18px; border:none; border-radius:8px; cursor:pointer;\">Listen<\/button><audio src=\"https:\/\/vendedoradesonhos.com.br\/audios\/41886-eng.mp3\" preload=\"none\"><\/audio><\/p><p>\r\n\t<strong><\/p><p>\r\nDuring Holy Week 2026, a terrorist attack shocked the Christian community of Kautikari, a village located on the outskirts of Chibok, in the southern Borno state of Nigeria<\/strong><\/p><p> On the night of Monday, March 30, militants from the Islamic State West Africa Province (ISWAP) invaded the village and killed 12 Christians.\r\n<\/p><p>\r\nThe attackers, estimated at over 200 heavily armed men, arrived on foot through the hills near the Sambisa Forest.<\/p><p>\r\nThey faced courageous resistance from local volunteers, who attempted to defend the village for over two hours.<\/p><p>\r\nWithout support from military forces, the defenders eventually retreated.<\/p><p>\r\nThe terrorists then looted food, stole animals, and damaged two churches, without setting them on fire.\r\n<\/p><p>\r\nAmong the victims was Yohanna Peter, a young man who was to be married the following day and who helped guard the community.<\/p><p>\r\nAnother victim was Mallam Bumto, a respected hunter commander who had returned from Lagos shortly before the attack.<\/p><p>\r\nDr. Pogu Bitrus, president of the Middle Belt Forum and a resident of the region, confirmed the facts in contact with journalists and expressed deep shock: &#8220;I am very surprised that you have not yet learned that the Christian community of Kautikari, right next to my town of Chibok, was attacked and 12 people were killed on Monday.<\/p><p>\r\nAre we a forgotten people&#8221;&#8221;\r\n<\/p><p>\r\nHe added that the attack has all the characteristics of ISWAP and lamented the lack of military assistance during the confrontation.<\/p><p>\r\nSenator Mohammed Ali Ndume, representative of South Borno, also confirmed the incident and criticized the lack of adequate equipment for the Nigerian security forces.<\/p><p>\r\nAccording to him, the Army needs fighter jets, drones, and armored vehicles to confront the entrenched groups in areas such as the Sambisa Forest, the Mandara Mountains, and the Lake Chad region.\r\n<\/p><p>\r\nChibok has been known worldwide since 2014, when Boko Haram kidnapped 276 girls from a school.<\/p><p>\r\nAlthough many have been rescued or released over the years, dozens remain missing.<\/p><p>\r\nThis region has suffered similar attacks in the past, such as the one in 2022 in the same village of Kautikari, when three Christians were killed and a church destroyed.\r\n<\/p><p>\r\nThis most recent episode reinforces the ongoing suffering of Christian communities in northeastern Nigeria, who have lived for over a decade under the constant threat of jihadist groups.<\/p><p>\r\nThe victims&#8217; families now face grief and insecurity, while the local population calls for more effective protection and concrete government action to end this wave of violence.\r\n<\/p><p>\r\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-media-max-width=\"560\"><p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\"><br>Terror during holy week: iswap kills 12 christians in chibok, nigeria<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Nigeria'src=hash&#038;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#Nigeria<\/a><br><br>During Holy Week 2026, a terrorist attack shocked the Christian community of Kautikari, a village located on the outskirts of Chibok, in the southern Borno state of Nigeria: <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/bkeJYrGwjv\">pic.twitter.com\/bkeJYrGwjv<\/a><\/p>? Ivstitia? (@IIvstitia) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/IIvstitia\/status\/2039535590870294780?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">April 2, 2026<\/a><\/blockquote> <script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>\r\n<hr>\r\n\r\n<p style=\"text-align:right\"><em>Published in 04\/02\/2026 03h32<\/em><\/p>\r\n<hr>\r\n<p style=\"text-align:right\"><em><a href=\"https:\/\/iustitia.com.br\/?page_id=3320\">Portuguese version<\/a><\/em><\/p>\r\n<hr>\r\n\r\n\t\t<p>Text adapted by AI (Grok) and translated via Google API in the English version. Images from public image libraries or credits in the caption.<\/p>\r\n\t\t<hr>\r\n\t\t<p>Reference article:<\/p>\r\n\t\t\r\n\t\t\r\n\r\n\r\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li><a href=\"https:\/\/truthnigeria.com\/2026\/03\/holy-week-terror-iswap-killed-12-christians-in-chibok\/\" target=\"_blank\">https:\/\/truthnigeria.com\/2026\/03\/holy-week-terror-iswap-killed-12-christians-in-chibok\/<\/a><\/li><\/ul>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator is-style-wide\"\/>\r\n\r\n<div style=\"position: buttonline;\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/vendedoradesonhos.com.br\/rodape_sites.php?arg=41886\" frameborder=\"0\" height=\"420px\" width=\"100%\"><\/iframe><\/div>\r\n<div style=\"position: buttonline;\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/vendedoradesonhos.com.br\/comentario_navegacao.php?arg=41886\" frameborder=\"0\" height=\"500px\" width=\"100%\"><\/iframe><\/div>\r\n<div style=\"position:absolute; width:40%; height:70px; top:-70px; left:0px;\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/vendedoradesonhos.com.br\/oferta_site_esq.php?arg=41886\" frameborder=\"0\" height=\"100%\" width=\"100%\"><\/iframe><\/div>\r\n<div style=\"position:absolute; width:40%; height:70px; top:-70px; right:0px;\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/vendedoradesonhos.com.br\/oferta_site_dir.php?arg=41886\" frameborder=\"0\" height=\"100%;\" width=\"100%\"><\/iframe><\/div>\r\n\r\n\r\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/vendedoradesonhos.com.br\/oferta_site_centralus.php\" width=\"100%\" height=\"330\" frameborder=\"0\"><\/iframe><figcaption>{teste}<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div><hr>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"parent":47,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-1037","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/iustitia.com.br\/en\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/1037","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/iustitia.com.br\/en\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/iustitia.com.br\/en\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/iustitia.com.br\/en\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/iustitia.com.br\/en\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=1037"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/iustitia.com.br\/en\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/1037\/revisions"}],"up":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/iustitia.com.br\/en\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/47"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/iustitia.com.br\/en\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=1037"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}