Somali-based terror group al-Shabaab killed seven Christians in a series of deadly raids in Kenya earlier this month where the Islamic radicals went door-to-door in villages looking for believers.
Persecution watchdog group International Christian Concern reported on Monday that seven Christians were among the victims in the raids carried out by al-Shabaab between July 5–8, when the militants
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attacked the villages of Pandanguo, Jima, and Poromoko.
Previous reports noted that the militants beheaded nine civilians in Jima in Lamu County in their hunt for non-Muslims, though more information is being released now about the victims.
ICC listed the names of the Christians killed: Said Mbigo, Matei Mlatia, Peter Mburu, Teresio Munyi, Mwangangi Muneni, Katana Karisa Chai, and Musyoka Maithya.
A local pastor said the al-Shabaab radicals have been searching for Christians to kill.
“The attackers have been targeting Christians living in Lamu County, especially farmers in the interior areas where small-scale agriculture thrives,” said Pastor Henry Divayo, head of the church in Witu town.
“[The militants in Jima] were asking the villagers to produce their identification cards and if you were found to be a Christian you would be shot or slaughtered.”
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“Victims have been evacuated to camps where food and security is provided by [the] government and the Kenya Red Cross,” Divayo added. “We are hosting more than 200 people in our church and we expect the number to increase as more families are evacuated from Boni Forest.”
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