Terrorists on Saturday struck the Kwapul community in Chibok Local Government Area, Borno State, in an attack that extended to the hours of Easter Sunday.
According to SaharaReporters, the assailants set a church and several homes ablaze in what residents described as a coordinated attack on the predominantly Christian settlement.It was learnt that although the attack did not claim any lives, it left families displaced and traumatised.Some locals who spoke with SaharaReporters said that the “attackers operated for hours without resistance,” underscoring fears that rural populations remain highly vulnerable despite years of counterinsurgency efforts.
The attack comes at a sensitive time, as Christian communities observe the Easter season, a period that has repeatedly been targeted in Nigeria’s conflict-prone regions.
In recent years, numerous Christian-majority communities across Borno, Adamawa, and Plateau states have come under siege from terrorist groups, with churches attacked, worshippers killed, and homes destroyed.
Chibok community gained prominence in April 2014 when more than 270 schoolgirls were abducted from their dormitories by Boko Haram fighters, sparking global outrage.Over a decade later, while some of the girls have been rescued or escaped, others remain missing, and the trauma continues to affect the community.
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