ABUJA, Nigeria (Christian Daily International–Morning Star News) – Fulani attacks on predominantly Christian areas of Benue state, Nigeria have killed dozens of Christians since March 28, area sources said. In Otobi village, Otukpo County, herdsmen on the evening of April 5 forced thousands of residents to flee as the assailants killed three Christians and kidnapped dozens […]
Dozens of Christians Slain and Kidnapped in Benue State, Nigeria
Thousands flee unchecked violence since March 28.
More than 50 Christians Slain in Plateau State, Nigeria
Dawn attack today terrorizes another community.
ABUJA, Nigeria (Christian Daily International–Morning Star News) – Following the killing of more than 60 Christians in Plateau state, Nigeria earlier this month, the death toll of a dawn attack today (April 14) on a predominantly Christian community in the state has risen to 51, according to reports. Fulani herdsmen attacked Zikke village in Kwall District, […]
Fulani Militias Kill 28 Christians in Central Nigeria
Intelligence and security deficiencies cited.
ABUJA, Nigeria (Christian Daily International–Morning Star News) – Fulani terrorists killed nine Christians in one area of Plateau state, Nigeria in the past month, after killing 19 in another area of the state in March, sources said. In Bassa County, Fulani herdsmen attacked Hwrra village on Monday (April 7), killing three Christians identified as Yakubu Mali, […]
Fulani Herdsmen Kill more than 60 Christians in ‘Genocide’ in Nigeria
Plateau state governor asserts Fulanis aim to displace local farmers.
ABUJA, Nigeria (Christian Daily International–Morning Star News) – Fulani terrorists on Wednesday and Thursday (April 2-3) killed more than 60 Christians in Plateau state, Nigeria in what the governor called a “genocide,” sources said. The attacks were carried out against seven Christian communities in Bokkos County, including Hurti village, where more than 40 Christians were slain, […]
Christian Found Dead after Kidnapping in Central Nigeria
Suspected herdsmen abduct villagers in Abuja, Kaduna state.
ABUJA, Nigeria (Christian Daily International–Morning Star News) – A village head kidnapped along with seven other Christians in central Nigeria was reportedly found dead on Monday (March 17). Yuda Garba, head of predominantly Christian Dnako village in Bwari Area Council of Abuja, Federal Capital Territory (FCT), had been kidnapped by suspected Fulani herdsmen on March 11. […]
Four Northern States in Nigeria Close All Schools for Ramadan
Christian leaders decry violation of educational, religious rights.
ABUJA, Nigeria (Christian Daily International–Morning Star News) – Christian leaders decried a decision by Muslim governors of four northern states in Nigeria to close all schools for five weeks for Ramadan. The decision to close all public and private schools in Bauchi, Katsina, Kano and Kebbi states further erodes an already hobbled educational system and threatens […]
Herdsmen Kill One Christian, then Six Others in Nigeria
Herder who stabbed farmer to death returns with other assailants.
ABUJA, Nigeria (Christian Daily International–Morning Star News) – Fulani herdsmen on Monday (March 10) killed at least six Christian villagers in central Nigeria after stabbing another to death the prior day because he objected to them grazing their cattle on his property, sources said. The assailants who invaded predominantly Christian Farin Dutse village, in Nasarawa state’s […]
Death Sentence Upheld for Christian Defending against Attack
Farmer in Nigeria tried to ward off Fulani herdsmen.
ABUJA, Nigeria (Christian Daily International–Morning Star News) – The Supreme Court of Nigeria on Friday (March 7) upheld the death sentence for a Christian who defended himself against an attack by Fulani herdsmen. Calling the ruling a “horrendous miscarriage of justice,” attorney and international human rights advocate Emmanuel Ogebe said in a press statement that the […]
Priest Kidnapped and Slain in Kaduna State, Nigeria
Clergyman’s body found on Ash Wednesday.
ABUJA, Nigeria (Christian Daily International–Morning Star News) – A Catholic priest was kidnapped on Tuesday night (March 4) in Kaduna state, Nigeria where Fulani herdsmen and other Islamic extremist terrorists have been active, and his corpse was found the next day, sources said. The Rev. Sylvester Okechukwu, priest of St. Mary Catholic Church in Tachira, Kaura […]
Christian in Pakistan Beaten, Shaved and Paraded through Village
Little hope for justice seen for humiliated laborer.
LAHORE, Pakistan (Christian Daily International–Morning Star News) – Muslim landowners in Pakistan abducted a Christian laborer, shaved his head and facial hair, blackened his face and paraded him on the back of a donkey for allegedly stealing wood from their property, his brother said. On the assumption that impoverished Catholics in Muslim-majority Pakistan have little chance […]