ABUJA, Nigeria (Christian Daily International–Morning Star News) – Gunmen on Sunday (March 29) reportedly killed 28 people in a densely populated, predominantly Christian area of Jos, Plateau state, Nigeria, sources said. Residents of the Angwan Rukuba area of Jos said the attack occurred at about 8 p.m. on Palm Sunday where residents have various bustling business outlets. […]
Gunmen in Nigeria Kill 28 People in Predominantly Christian Area
President and governor condemn attack.
March 31, 2026 By - Leave a Comment
Pastor Killed in Attack on Christian Area of Kaduna State, Nigeria
Dozens of others kidnapped.
March 17, 2026 By - Leave a Comment
ABUJA, Nigeria (Christian Daily International–Morning Star News) – Suspected Fulani herdsmen on Feb. 26 killed a pastor and abducted other Christians in Kaduna state, Nigeria, area residents said. The Rev. Joshua Ajiya of the Evangelical Reformed Church of Christ (ERCC) was killed in predominantly Christian Dorowa Maitozo village, Sanga County at about 8:30 p.m. in an attack […]
Christian Slain, Wife and Four Others Abducted in Nigeria
Brother of ECWA VP killed in Kwara state.
March 16, 2026 By - Leave a Comment
ABUJA, Nigeria (Christian Daily International–Morning Star News) – Suspected Fulani terrorists on March 11 killed a Christian and kidnapped five others in western Nigeria, sources said. John Omoniyi Ajise was killed in the attack in Oyatedo village, in the Irepodun area of Kwara state, and his wife and four other Christians were kidnapped, according to a press […]
Outspoken Pastor in Nigeria Faces New Death Threats
Ezekiel Dachomo declines offers to help relocate abroad.
March 12, 2026 By - Leave a Comment
ABUJA, Nigeria (Christian Daily International–Morning Star News) – As Islamic extremist attacks continue in Nigeria, the Rev. Ezekiel Dachomo continues to receive death threats for speaking out against assaults terrorizing Christian communities. Pastor Dachomo, regional chairman of the Church of Christ in Nations (COCIN) in Plateau state’s Barkin Ladi County, said in a press statement on […]
Christians in Nigeria Live in Fear amid Kidnappings, Killings
Abducted Catholic priest regains freedom after two month in captivity.
February 10, 2026 By -
ABUJA, Nigeria (Christian Daily International–Morning Star News) – Christians in a village in Nigeria remain traumatized by violence even as a priest held hostage for 61 days was released last month, sources said. The Rev. Bobbo Paschal of St. Stephen Catholic Parish in Kushe Gugdu village, Kagarko County, Kaduna state was released on Jan. 17 after terrorists […]
Pastor, Daughter and Son-in-Law Slain in Plateau State, Nigeria
3-month-old granddaughter left with severe machete wound.
February 6, 2026 By -
ABUJA, Nigeria (Christian Daily International–Morning Star News) – Fulani herdsmen last month killed a pastor, his daughter and her husband, leaving the couple’s 3-month-old baby with a machete wound, in Plateau state, Nigeria. The Christian family was ambushed as they traveled on the Jos-Barkin Ladi highway to a village in Barkin Ladi County on Jan. 16, the […]
Mass Kidnapping from Churches in Kaduna State, Nigeria Confirmed
Wife, daughter of slain Anglican priest regain freedom.
January 20, 2026 By -
ABUJA, Nigeria (Christian Daily International–Morning Star News) – Residents of a village in Kaduna state have confirmed to news outlet Truth Nigeria that 177 Christians were kidnapped from three churches on Sunday (Jan. 18) following government attempts to impede access and block information about the crime. Interviews with church officials, survivors and community leaders in Kurmin […]
Officials in Nigeria Deny Mass Kidnapping at Churches
Three congregations simultaneously targeted, sources say.
January 20, 2026 By -
ABUJA, Nigeria (Christian Daily International–Morning Star News) – Suspected Fulani militias in Kaduna state, Nigeria raided three church worship services on Sunday (Jan. 18) in what local leaders said could be the largest mass kidnapping of Christian farmers in the area. The number of those kidnapped varied from 100 to 177, with facts unclear as state authorities […]
Fulani Herdsmen Kill 12 Christians in Central Nigeria
Ambushes launched across several areas of Plateau state.
January 15, 2026 By -
ABUJA, Nigeria (Christian Daily International–Morning Star News) – Fulani herdsmen killed at least 12 Christians in Plateau state, Nigeria from Jan. 1 to Jan. 9, sources said. In the Gero area of Gyel District in Jos South County, Fulani herders on Friday (Jan. 9) killed one Christian and critically wounded another, said resident Tengwong Yohana Thomas. “Two […]
Missing Christian Girl in Nigeria Held by Islamic Police
Family, pastor fear 15-year-old could be forcefully converted to Islam.
January 14, 2026 By -
ABUJA, Nigeria (Christian Daily International–Morning Star News) – A Muslim police force in Kano state, Nigeria is holding a 15-year-old Christian girl missing since Dec. 1 amid fears that she may be forcefully converted to Islam, sources said. Pastor Kabiru Usman said he discovered that the Kano State Hisbah Board, a Muslim police force charged with enforcing […]