Nigerian Christians in Plateau State are on the front lines, caught between the Muslim north and the Christian south. They have been subjected to mass killings and mass kidnappings by Islamic extremist groups. Photo courtesy of Paul, a local Christian journalist. “My parish is really on the front line between the Muslim North and the Christian South,” said Father George, a Catholic priest and pastor of St. Augustine Parish in Dong, on the outskirts of Jos, Plateau State, Nigeria. Plateau, one of only two predominantly Christian states in northern Nigeria, has been the site of numerous attacks by Islamist groups, particularly Fulani militias. According to local Christians, several factors have made Christian communities especially vulnerable. First, civilians are not permitted to own firearms in Nigeria….
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