ABUJA, Nigeria (Morning Star News) – Gunmen in northeast Nigeria shot a pastor and killed his sons in one attack and killed a Christian engineering instructor in another this month, sources said. Near Mubi town in Islamic terrorist-plagued Adamawa state, assailants shot the Rev. Daniel Umaru on July 5, leaving him for dead after killing his […]
Pastor’s Sons, Christian Teacher Killed in Northeast Nigeria
Church leader’s kidnapped 13-year-old daughter is recovered.
July 19, 2022 By -
Attack on Church in Southwest Nigeria Remains a Mystery
Perpetrators, number of slain still unclear.
June 30, 2022 By -
ABUJA, Nigeria (Morning Star News) – Nearly a month after an attack on a Catholic church in southwestern Nigeria, the number killed and the identity of the assailants remain unclear, though the church held a funeral service for “over 40” victims. The June 5 bomb and gun attack at the end of Mass at St. Francis […]
Terrorists Gun Down, Bomb Worshippers in Southwest Nigeria
Catholic church service in Ondo state attacked.
June 5, 2022 By -
ABUJA, Nigeria (Morning Star News) – Terrorists launched a gun and bomb attack at the end of a Catholic Mass in southwest Nigeria on Sunday (June 5), killing an estimated 70 worshippers, sources said. The terrorists attacked the St. Francis Xavier Catholic Church in Owo, Ondo state, at about 9 a.m., church leaders and residents told […]
Clergyman Kidnapped, Christians Killed in Northern Nigeria
Eight slain in Bauchi state.
May 30, 2022 By -
ABUJA, Nigeria (Morning Star News) – Abductions of Christian church leaders continued in northern Nigeria with the kidnapping of two Roman Catholic priests last week and two other clergymen earlier this month in Katsina state, sources said. The kidnapping early on Wednesday (May 25) of priests Stephen Ojapah and Oliver Okpara, along with two parishioners from […]
Rioters Attack Christian Sites over Arrests in Sokoto, Nigeria
Churches, shops damaged as Muslims demand release of suspected killers.
May 15, 2022 By -
ABUJA, Nigeria (Morning Star News) – Rioters upset over the arrest of two Muslims in connection with the killing of a Christian college student in Sokoto, Nigeria attacked three church buildings and looted and damaged Christian-owned shops on Saturday (May 14), sources said. Deborah Emmanuel Yakubu, a 200-level student at Shehu Shagari College of Education in […]
Christian Student in Sokoto, Nigeria Stoned to Death
Muslims falsely accused her of blasphemy, sources say.
May 12, 2022 By -
ABUJA, Nigeria (Morning Star News) – A Christian student stoned to death at a college in northwest Nigeria on Thursday (May 12) was falsely accused of blaspheming the prophet of Islam because she had refused to date a Muslim, sources said. Deborah Emmanuel Yakubu, a 200-level student at Shehu Shagari College of Education in Sokoto, the […]
Kidnapped Priest in Kaduna, Nigeria Killed by Captors
Islamic terrorists suspected.
May 12, 2022 By -
ABUJA, Nigeria (Morning Star News) – A Roman Catholic priest kidnapped in early March in the city of Kaduna, in northern Nigeria, was killed around April 18-20, according to church officials. The Rev. Joseph Aketeh Bako, parish priest of St. John’s Catholic Church, was kidnapped at about 1 a.m. on March 8 from his home at […]
Children among 29 Christians Killed in Plateau State, Nigeria
Fulani herdsmen mount several attacks in the same area.
May 9, 2022 By -
ABUJA, Nigeria, May 9, 2022 (Morning Star News) – Fulani herdsmen in Nigeria killed eight Christians in Bassa county, Plateau state on Thursday (May 5), after slaughtering at least 21 others in another area of the county in April, sources said. At least two children were among those killed in the Thursday night attack on […]
At Least Eight Slain in Attack on Christian Area of Nigeria
Homes burned down in assault by Islamic extremists.
May 6, 2022 By -
ABUJA, Nigeria (Morning Star News) – At least eight people were killed in an attack on Tuesday evening (May 3) by Islamic State West Africa Province (ISWAP) terrorists on a predominantly Christian village in northeastern Nigeria, sources said. In the latest of several attacks by the Islamic extremists on Christian communities in Chibok County, Borno state, […]
Christians Killed as ISWAP Expands to Taraba State, Nigeria
At least 19 slain in two states.
May 2, 2022 By -
ABUJA, Nigeria (Morning Star News) – Terrorism by the Islamic State West Africa Province (ISWAP) stretched into Taraba state, Nigeria for the first time on April 19, killing six Christians, sources said. After an explosion killed the six Christians and wounded more than a dozen others at Christian-owned market where alcohol was served in Isware, Ardo […]