About 11.5 million schoolchildren are affected by four Nigerian states’ decision to close schools during Ramadan, which Christians say is rooted in religious rivalry and threatens the country’s secular commitments.
Muslim Fulani herdmen shot Canon James Adebayo Famonure four times as he was leading family devotions, also wounding three other family members. The attack is the latest in a series launched against Christian farmers in central Nigeria in a conflict driven by land use disputes, Islamist ideology, and widely available weaponry. The current coronavirus seems to be making things worse.
