Christianity in Sokoto State
Christianity is a minority in Nigerian Sokoto State, where Sharia is valid. The Roman Catholic Diocese of Sokoto has some 44,000 Catholics.[1] Sokoto State is an area of Nigerian sectarian violence and persecution of Christians.[2] [3] The Redeemed Christian Church of God is active in Sokoto.[4] An Anglican Diocese of Sokoto of the Church of Nigeria has been created in about 1990.[5] An ECWA Samuel Matankari Memorial College of the Evangelical Church of West Africa exists in Sokoto.[6] Zion World Prayer and Missions has its headquarters in Sokoto.[7] The anti-Christian riots of 1966 resulted in the displacement of many Christians.[8]
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References
- ↑ http://zenit.idra.info/article/32842
- ↑ "::: IMS - Internationales Magazin für Sicherheit :::". ims-magazin.de. Retrieved 2016-05-30.
- ↑ "Nigeria's Sokoto State Stifles Growth of Church Buildings « Persecution News". persecution.org. Retrieved 2016-05-30.
- ↑ "Nigeria: Sokoto State Stifles Growth of Church Buildings". web.archive.org. Retrieved 2016-05-30.
- ↑ http://www.anglican-nig.org/sokoto07.htm
- ↑ http://www.ecwang.org/site/Departments/EducationHome/Education/ECWASamuelMatankariMemorialCollegeSokoto/tabid/84/Default.aspx
- ↑ "ZION WORLD PRAYER & MISSION | HOME OF STRONG PEOPLE". zionworldmission.org. Retrieved 2016-05-30.
- ↑ "Dempsey, Michael James, Nigeria, Catholic Church (Dominican)". dacb.org. Retrieved 2016-05-30.
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