ABUJA, Nigeria (Christian Daily International–Morning Star News) – Unidentified terrorists on Thursday (Dec. 28) killed eight Christians in Taraba state, Nigeria, after 13 others were slain the previous week, sources said. The assailants attacked four predominantly Christian villages in Ussa County at about at about 4 p.m., residents said. “While we are still celebrating Christmas, an […]
Terrorists Kill Eight Christians in Taraba State, Nigeria
Hundreds slain by assailants based in Cameroon, lawmakers say.
December 31, 2023 By -
160 People Massacred in Christian Areas of Plateau State, Nigeria
Coordinated attacks launched across three areas over Christmas.
December 26, 2023 By -
(Christian Daily International–Morning Star News) – Terrorists massacred 160 people, many of them preparing for church Christmas programs, Saturday night (Dec. 23) through Monday (Dec. 25) in coordinated attacks on predominantly Christian areas in Plateau state, Nigeria, sources said. Church pastors were killed and hundreds of houses were destroyed in the massacres in villages of […]
History of Persecution of Christians in Bauchi, Nigeria Continues
Church members oppressed long ago still paying the price, key leader says.
December 20, 2023 By -
BAUCHI, Nigeria (Christian Daily International–Morning Star News) – With a decades-old history of Islamic extremist attacks, Nigeria’s Bauchi state is home to a Christian community that continues to suffer oppression and killings, a long-time pastor said. While Muslim officials and others drove Christians to the outlying edges of the city of Bauchi decades ago, those areas […]
Threat of Prison Awaits Christian Mother Granted Bail in Nigeria
After 19 months in jail, Rhoda Jatau faces ‘blasphemy’ verdict.
December 15, 2023 By -
BAUCHI, Nigeria (Christian Daily International–Morning Star News) – A Christian woman charged under Nigeria’s blasphemy law has been released on bail after 19 months, but she faces the threat of 10 years in prison for allegedly sharing a social media post about the murder of a Christian woman, sources said. Rhoda Jatau, a 45-year-old mother of […]
Fulani Herdsmen Kill Seven Christians in Plateau State, Nigeria
Another slain two weeks prior in a different area.
December 1, 2023 By -
ABUJA, Nigeria (Morning Star News) – Fulani herdsmen and other terrorists on Thursday (Nov. 30) killed seven Christians in attacks on two villages in Plateau state, Nigeria, sources said. The assailants attacked Puka and Dinter villages in Mangu County at about 1 a.m., said Yohanna Markus of Puka. “Fulani herdsmen together with a group of bandits […]
Pastor’s Wife Shot Dead in Taraba State, Nigeria
Mother of 2-month-old slain in highway ambush.
November 30, 2023 By -
ABUJA, Nigeria (Morning Star News) – A funeral was held in southwest Nigeria on Saturday (Nov. 25) for a pastor’s wife shot to death in Taraba state a week earlier, sources said. Oluwakemi Moses, wife of a Redeemed Christian Church of God (RCCG) pastor serving in Jalingo, Taraba state, was returning to the town with her […]
At Least 10 Christians Slain in Taraba State, Nigeria
Massacres continue to terrorize farmers.
November 27, 2023 By -
ABUJA, Nigeria (Morning Star News) – Suspected Fulani herdsmen and other terrorists on Friday (Nov. 24) attacked villages in Taraba state, Nigeria, killing at least 10 Christians, sources said. The assailants attacked an area from the Yangtu Special Development Area near Takum to villages in Ussa County at about 6 p.m., area residents said. “Rampaging Muslim […]
Pastor Slain, Wife Kidnapped in Kaduna State, Nigeria
Violence against Christians continues.
November 21, 2023 By -
ABUJA, Nigeria (Morning Star News) – Armed assailants in Kaduna state, Nigeria on Friday (Nov. 17) killed a pastor and kidnapped his wife, sources said. The Rev. Joshua Amako Maraya of the Evangelical Church Winning All (ECWA), 2, in Damakasuwa town was killed at night by “bandits,” said the Rev. Romanus Ebenwokodi, spokesman for ECWA in […]
Kidnapped Pastor Killed in Nigeria after Ransom Payment
Church paid 1 million naira for his release.
November 17, 2023 By -
ABUJA, Nigeria (Morning Star News) – A pastor kidnapped on Saturday (Nov. 11) in Nigeria’s central state of Kogi was killed on Tuesday (Nov. 14) after church members paid a ransom for his release, sources said. The Rev. David Musa of the Evangelical Church Winning All (ECWA) in the Obajana area, Lokoja County, had been kidnapped […]
Terrorists Kill Christian, Kidnap 25 Others in Northern Nigeria
Two others wounded in attack.
November 2, 2023 By -
ABUJA, Nigeria (Morning Star News) – Suspected Fulani herdsmen attacked a village in northern Nigeria on early Tuesday (Oct. 31), killing one Christian, wounding two and kidnapping 25 others, sources said. In southern Kaduna state’s village of Ungwan Baka, Kachia County, the assailants attacked while residents were asleep, said area resident Emmanuei Yusuf. “The Christian villagers […]