Nigerian pastor Hassan John reflects on the anti-Christian violence in his home country and considers the appropriate response 

A report about the horrific violence in Nigeria was recently released by an All-Party Parliamentary Group for Freedom of Religion or Belief – Nigeria: Unfolding Genocide? Three Years On. Roger Bolton spoke to Archdeacon Hassan John from Jos, Nigeria about on-going Chrisitan violence in his country. Below is an edited extract of what Hassan John said on Unbelievable?. To watch the entire show, click here 

Rising violence 

Living in Nigeria, where violence against Christians and the Church became the norm in the last decade and where people driven by a radical ideology believe killing a Christian earns them a space in paradise, then staying alive at all costs also becomes the necessity.

I know many Christians who believe that every Christian has the right to self-defence and therefore has the right to attack and also kill anyone who threatens their existence.

For me, even as a pastor, this became more real, seeing people hacked to death… (Register to read the rest of the article)