"Tucker Carlson hailed attorney Bob Amsterdam for defending Christians around the world, and as one of the people that I talk to most off-camera about what is happening to the Christian population of the world in an interview published last week. During their conversation, Amsterdam downplayed allegations of anti-Christian persecution in Nigeria. He did not disclose, however, that he had previously worked as a lawyer for Nasir El-Rufai, a Nigerian politician with a track record of persecuting Christians."
"It was within a few minutes of sunsetslated for 6:14 that dayon Christmas Eve 2016 when Fulani militants stormed the village of Goska in central Nigeria's Kaduna State. The assault didn't last long, but before disappearing into the dim brush surrounding Goska, the Fulani militant attackers managed to burn eighty houses and wound dozens of villagers. Fourteen villagers died, including women and children. The attack attracted international attention because it happened while Goska was rendered helpless by Kaduna State Governor Nasir El-Rufai, who, just five days prior, had ordered the residents of the Jema'a Local Government Area (LGA) where Goska is located into complete lockdown. The lockdown, ostensibly designed to prevent attacks by banning all movement, was enacted after protests of the El-Rufai administration's lackluster response to violence in Jema'a. The month leading up to the attack saw 102 people killed, 215 injured, and an estimated 50,000 houses burned across twenty-five Christian farming communities in Jema'a, a jurisdiction smaller than the city of Houston. However, El-Rufai's administration only enforced the Goska lockdown against villagers, who reported that members of nomadic Fulani groups moved about freely in the days leading up to the attack."
Bob Amsterdam downplayed allegations of anti-Christian persecution in Nigeria and did not disclose prior work as a lawyer for Nasir El-Rufai. Nasir El-Rufai served as Kaduna State governor and is accused of persecuting Christians and imposing a lockdown on Jema'a LGA. On Christmas Eve 2016 Fulani militants attacked the village of Goska, burning eighty houses, wounding dozens, and killing fourteen villagers, including women and children. In the month before the attack, 102 people were killed, 215 injured, and an estimated 50,000 houses burned across twenty-five Christian farming communities. Villagers reported that lockdown rules were enforced on them while nomadic Fulani moved freely.
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