THE SILENCE IS STARTLING
BY JESSIE LEWIS
Copyright 2024
Hello my name is Timothy
My home was in Bokkos Plateau
One of the 21 Christian villages of Nigeria
On Christmas Eve 2023
We were attacked in our homes unexpectedly
Many were shot to death
Others were locked inside and burned alive
Several of our young girls were
abused and used for sexual trafficking
Several of our young boys were taken
Then given guns trained to kill their own people
This morning more bodies were on the ground near the bushes
Many relatives and friends still have not been found
I don't understand
The media's silence about the Christmas Eve Jihadist Extremist attack is startling
The similarities between the massacre in Nigeria and Kfar Aza Israel are alarming
The sounds of the screams to the common theme
Kidnap kill burn use and sexually abuse is deafening
Hello my name is Naomi
My home was in Mangu one of the Christian villages in Nigeria
On Christmas Eve 2023
I was sleeping in my bed peacefully
Men wearing masks and scarves bursted into my home and started shooting
I hid under my bed
4 of my family members are now dead
My church was burned down to the ground
19 people were butchered in my town
27 in Barkin Ladi and 148 in Bokkos
301 were injured and 27 houses burned
It is unknown how many girls and boys were taken
And will never be seen again
I don't understand
The media's silence about the Christmas Eve Jihadist Extremist attack is startling
The similarities between the massacre in Nigeria and Kfar Aza Israel are alarming
The sounds of the screams to the common theme
Kidnap kill burn use and sexually abuse is deafening
It doesn't take alot
For any reporter or anyone for that matter
To connect the dots
I don't understand
The media's silence about the Christmas Eve Jihadist Extremist attack is startling
The similarities between the massacre in Nigeria and Kfar Aza Israel are alarming
The sounds of the screams to the common theme
Kidnap kill burn use and sexually abuse is deafening
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