In Bonny;Thousands Flee Nigerian Militants

From The BBC: Thousands of Nigerians have fled the Niger Delta oil town of Bonny after militants threatened to behead people who are not originally from the area.

The unknown group attacked soldiers in the town two weeks ago, killing nine people including a pregnant woman.

According to a newspaper article widely circulated by residents, the militants said they would return on July 16.

For several years in Nigeria there have been attacks, in which one ethnic group attacks another. They attack anyone who they believe is non-indigenous to the area. In this case Bonny is a city of over 100,000 people whose main industry is oil. Militants have kidnapped oil workers, and attacks on the oil infrastructure is the reason Nigeria’s exporting has dropped around a quarter in the past few years, according to the BBC.

Please pray protection for these people, and make your voice be heard against these types of attacks where not even women or children are spared.