Suspected Boko Haram Gunmen Kill Christian Leader in Borno State, Nigeria

Pastor had refused to leave, saying God had called him to his people.

The Rev. Faye Pama Musa, Slain at his home by suspected Islamic extremists on Tuesday (May 14). (Photo courtesy of CAN)

JOS, Nigeria (Morning Star News) – Gunmen believed to be members of the Islamic extremist Boko Haram group yesterday killed the Rev. Faye Pama Musa, secretary of the Borno state chapter of the Christian Association of Nigeria (CAN). He was 47. The gunmen reportedly followed the long-time Christian leader from his church building, where he was [...]

Anti-Christian Hostility behind Boko Haram Killing Spree in Nigeria

Islamic extremist assault leaves 14 Christians dead.

The Rev. Moses Thliza, head of Christian Faithful Fight AIDS in Nigeria.

MIDLU SHALMI, Nigeria (Morning Star News) – Anti-Christian hostility drove an Islamic extremist killing spree in this village in northeastern Nigeria, though the attack was portrayed mainly as politically motivated, an area Christian leader says. In the course of an attempt to attack the deputy governor of Adamawa state last month, gunmen from the Islamic extremist [...]

Attack in Nigeria that Killed 18 Christians Caps Two Years of Islamic Aggression

Muslim Fulani herdsmen suspected in another deadly assault in area.

Farmer Hosea Mashaf rushed from a neighboring village to aid Christians under attack. (Morning Star News photo)

MILE BAKWAI, Nigeria (Morning Star News) – Hosea Mashaf was resting in his village of Chirang Mangor, Nigeria, when area Christian youths told him that armed, Muslim Fulani herdsmen were attacking the Christian village of Mile Bakwai. The 45-year-old farmer and other Christians rushed to Mile Bakwai, three kilometers away in the Bokkos Local Council Area [...]

Beyond Boko Haram: The Lethal Persecution of Nigeria’s Christians

The history of hostility goes deep into the social fabric.

Regina Luka lost her husband and two children, ages 2 and 4, in Feb. 21 attack by unknown assailants in Plateau state. (Morning Star News photo)

(Morning Star News) – The publicly reported Christian casualties in Nigeria last year were greater than the Christian casualties of Pakistan, Syria, Kenya and Egypt combined. In fact, Nigeria alone accounted for almost 70 percent of Christians killed globally. This makes Nigeria the most lethal country for Christians by a huge margin. While media reports [...]

Nigerian Pastor, Family Narrowly Escape Village’s Easter Carnage

Suspected Fulani Muslims shoot indiscriminately in ethnic Attakar areas.

Interior of Kirim village Church of Christ of Nigeria building after attack. (Morning Star News photo)

ATTAKAR, Nigeria (Morning Star News) – The Rev. John Dakwat and his wife were at work in a back corner of their church building when they heard gunshots – just one in a series of attacks that killed at least 26 Christians in the border area between two states during Holy Week. Dakwat, who identified the [...]

Rogue Soldier in Nigeria Allegedly Kills Infant, 5-year-old

Member of Special Task Force shoots family he was supposed to protect, relatives say.

Lyop Dangyel suffered three gunshot wounds from a rogue Muslim soldier and lost two of her three daughters. (Morning Star News photo)

TOROK, Nigeria (Morning Star News) – The Nigerian mother of three, wounded from the same gunshot that killed her 9-month-old baby, asked her bleeding 7-year-old daughter to pray for their survival.   The Christian mother’s second daughter, 5-year-old Nancy, also lay dead in the extended family compound in central Nigeria from the shooting by a soldier [...]

Five Lives Lost in Attack on Christian Area of Northern Nigeria

Suspected Muslim Fulani gunmen target funeral where Christians were gathered.

Yacham Ayuba, 20, was one of five Christians shot to death in Aduwan village, Kaduna state, by suspected Muslim Fulani extremists.

ADUWAN, Nigeria (Morning Star News) – Christian children fleeing from gunmen saved their lives by hiding among the rock formations towering over the eastern side of this northern village, but a 6-month-old baby and a 13-year-old girl never got the chance.   The infant, Alexander Blessed, and the girl, Happiness Adamu, were the youngest of five [...]

Six Children Killed in Slaughter of Families in Plateau State, Nigeria

Islamic extremists suspected in murder of 10 Christians in village near Jos.

Regina Luka on her hospital bed after attack by suspected Islamic extremists in Plateau state. (Morning Star News photo)

KOGOM TAH, Nigeria (Morning Star News) – Regina Luka does not know whether it was rogue soldiers or Islamic terrorists who invaded her dual-family dwelling here and killed 10 Christians; she only knows her husband and two young children are dead.   The 20-year-old Luka was recovering from gunshot and machete wounds on her legs and [...]

Nigerian Town’s Christians Paralyzed amid Islamic Extremist Attacks

Killings by suspected Islamic extremists make going to church – or buying groceries – difficult.

The Rev. Daniel Yumuna of the Church of the Brethren.

JOS, Nigeria (Morning Star News) – In Mubi in northeastern Nigeria, Christians do not dare step out of their homes after 8 p.m., church leaders say. And many Christians are too afraid of Islamic extremist attacks to attend church services.   This month suspected members of the Islamic extremist group Boko Haram killed eight members of [...]

Nigerian Army Chief Says Officer Had Prior Knowledge of Church Bombing

Former college commandant denies allegations; Boko Haram members arrested

Command and Staff College in Jaji, near Kaduna City, Nigeria, where Islamic extremist Boko Haram bombed chapel.

ABUJA, Nigeria (Morning Star News) – Nigerian military authorities say the commandant at a military college in Kaduna state had prior knowledge of the Nov. 25, 2012 bombing that killed 20 Christians at the institution’s chapel.   Maj.-Gen. Mohammed Isa knew of Islamic extremist plans to attack the St. Andrews Chapel at the Command and Staff [...]