Christians Accuse Nigerian Government of Complicity in Kidnappings

The hole knocked in the wall surrounding the Bethel Baptist High School in Kaduna State, Nigeria, on July 5, 2021. Kidnappers used the hole to take kidnapped students out of the compound. Luka Binniyat/The Epoch Times

KADUNA, Nigeria—On July 7, evangelical leaders in Nigeria and the United States accused Nigerian authorities of complicity in terrorism, in response to the recent kidnapping of 121 students of Bethel Baptist High School in Kaduna state.

The abductions bring the number of students kidnapped for ransom this year to more than 1,000.