Boko Haram overruns Catholic Parish house in Adamawa, declares Sharia Law

Boko Haram insurgents have reportedly taken over the Catholic Church parish house as well as some houses of Christians in Madagali, Adamawa State.

A press release issued yesterday by the Director, Catholic Social Communications, Maiduguri Diocese, Rev. Fr. Gideon Obasogie, stated that: “The whole town and the parish rectory have been occupied by the terrorists; so many structures and items have been vandalised. Dozens killed and a lot of church structures have been burnt down.”

“Christians in the town are really in a terribly situation; a moment of great persecution.

“Christian men are caught and beheaded; the women are forced to become Muslims and are taken as wives to the terrorists. The houses of Christians that have fled are now occupied by the insurgents.

“Their cars are used by the terrorists. Some Muslims around identify Christian homes to be occupied and the Christians in hiding were also identified and killed. Strict Sharia Law has been promulgated, as observed by a woman who luckily escaped the death zone.”

Obasogie added that all the churches on the major road linking Borno and Adamawa states have been closed down because of the activities of the terrorists.

Madagali town is the headquarters of the Madagali Local Government Area of Adamawa State. It shares border with Borno State and is the closest town to Gwoza, a town aleady occupied by Boko Haram and declared an Islamic caliphate by the sect.