Deborah Shettima's husband and 17-year-old son were murdered by Muslim marauders in Abuja, and two daughters abducted. She was forced from her home and left jobless. She begged for help from fellow Christians. Boko Haram's terror continues unabated.

In Nigeria, Muslim raiders entered a church and declared 'We are here to finish you,' as they sprayed the congregation with gunfire. Survivors were given a coup d'grace.

'Religious cleansing' now underway in northern Nigeria as Islamist terrorists rampage. Vatican condemns violence against Christians.

Attacks by Boko Haram Islamists continue, as Christians continue to leave northern Nigeria.

Both internal and external controls must be exerted to stem the tide of Islamist terrorism in Nigeria, Africa's most populous country and world-class producer of oil.

The God of peace and justice give us the capacity to change.

Sooner or later, dialogue with the Islamist sect - Boko Haram - must commence, since security measures have not been sufficient.

Until they figure out how to use IEDs effectively, Boko Haram may remain just a regional threat. For now.

Bombings by the Boko Haram Muslim sect in Nigeria may have been intended to secure the release of illegal immigrants from Niger and Chad.

People from northern Nigeria are fleeing in terror, following deadly bomb attacks in Kano and elsewhere over the January 20-22 weekend. Northerners, living in southern Nigeria, are returning to ancestral lands. Concerns arise over possible civil war.

Archbishop John Olorunfemi Onaiyekan is calling upon Nigerians to pray, but to be vigilant of threats made by Islamists. Boko Haram militants are threatening to kill Christians who have not left northern Nigeria.

Even after the strike over fuel prices ended in Nigeria, the oil-rich nation is still shaken by continued attacks by Islamist rebels who appear to have begun ethnic cleansing in the northern region.