JOS, Nigeria (Morning Star News) – A church pastor in Nigeria who went missing on Oct. 19 has been captured along with two Christian women by militants of the Islamic State West Africa Province (ISWAP), according to a video released by the terrorist group. In the video clip uploaded on YouTube today (Oct. 29), the Rev. […]
Pastor in Nigeria Appeals for Release from Islamist Terrorists
ISWAP militants capture two Christian women along with church leader.
October 29, 2020 By -
Fulani Herdsmen Kill, Wound Christians in Ambushes in Nigeria
Muslim terrorists attack in north-central and northeast; six kidnapped.
October 28, 2020 By -
JOS, Nigeria (Morning Star News) – Fulani herdsmen wounded two Christians in north-central Nigeria on Sunday (Oct. 25), a little more than week after herdsmen in the country’s northeast killed another church member while a Christian woman and pastor were kidnapped, sources said. Herdsmen shot and wounded the two Christians at Ratsat-Rat Junction in Plateau state’s […]
Churches Attacked amid #EndSARS Protests in Nigeria
Several dead, and seven worship halls damaged.
October 23, 2020 By -
JOS, Nigeria (Morning Star News) – Protests against police brutality in Nigeria that grew into generalized unrest over poor government took on a religious dimension this week with attacks on Christians and church buildings. Following peaceful protests that began earlier this month against torture and killings by Special Anti-Robbery Squad (SARS) forces, counter-demonstrations against the #EndSARS […]
Young Christian Man Hacked to Death in North-Central Nigeria
Muslim Fulani herdsmen kill eight Christians in Plateau state.
October 20, 2020 By -
JOS, Nigeria (Morning Star News) – Muslim Fulani herdsmen in north-central Nigeria hacked a young Catholic man to death with machetes on Wednesday (Oct. 14), one of eight Christians killed this month in Plateau state. The herdsmen ambushed 25-year-old Justine Patrick and two Christian companions at about 6 p.m. as they were returning from farm work […]
Children Killed, Christian Leaders Kidnapped in Nigeria
Multiple deaths and abductions in Plateau, Kaduna states in September.
October 2, 2020 By -
JOS, Nigeria, October 1, 2020 (Morning Star News) – Two young Christian women and a 6-year-old boy were killed this week while other Christians were kidnapped or slain as uncontested lawlessness by Fulani herdsmen continued in Nigeria, sources said. In Plateau state the herdsmen attacked Kpachudu village in Miango District, Bassa County west of Jos, […]
Twin Sisters Kidnapped, Pastor and Three Other Christians Killed in Nigeria
Muslim Fulani herdsmen suspected as lawlessness continues.
September 22, 2020 By -
JOS, Nigeria (Morning Star News) – A church elder was shot as his daughters were kidnapped in northwest Nigeria on Friday (Sept. 18), days after a pastor and three other Christians in a north-central state were killed earlier this month. Hassana and Hussaina Garba, teenaged Christian twin sisters, were kidnapped from their home beside their Evangelical […]
Christian Killed in Fulani Herdsmen Ambush in North-Central Nigeria
Muslim assailants resume attacks in area of Plateau state.
September 21, 2020 By -
JOS, Nigeria (Morning Star News) – Fulani herdsmen on Thursday (September 17) shot a Christian who was riding on a motorcycle with a policeman in north-central Nigeria, sources said. Sati Bulus, a member of the Church of Christ in Nations (COCIN) in Malul village in Bokkos County, Plateau state, was ambushed and shot to death by […]
One Man Slain, Children and Others Kidnapped in North-Central Nigeria
Muslim Fulani herdsmen continue unchecked onslaught in Kaduna state.
August 28, 2020 By -
JOS, Nigeria (Morning Star News) – Fulani herdsmen attacked a predominantly Christian village in north-central Nigeria, killing one resident, burning a church building and kidnapping four children among others on Monday (Aug. 24), sources said. More than 20 herdsmen rode into Damba Kasaya village, Kaduna state, on motorcycles at about 8 a.m. in an attack […]
Pastor, 16-Year-Old Girl among 11 Christians Killed in Kaduna State, Nigeria
Muslim herdsmen displace 50,000 people as they occupy villages, rights group says.
August 21, 2020 By -
JOS, Nigeria (Morning Star News) – A 16-year-old girl, a father of nine children and a church pastor were among 11 Christians killed by Muslim Fulani herdsmen this week in southern Kaduna state, sources said. On Tuesday (Aug. 18) in Zangon Kataf County, herdsmen attacked Unguwan Gankon village, killing a 16-year-old student, Takama Paul, and […]
As Outcry Grows, 37 More Christians Killed in Nigeria
Muslim Fulani herdsmen mount more attacks in Middle Belt.
August 18, 2020 By -
JOS, Nigeria (Morning Star News) – Amid a groundswell of domestic and international condemnation of unchecked violence by Muslim Fulani herdsmen in Nigeria, 37 more Christians were killed in Kaduna state so far this month, sources said. Following the slaughter of 33 Christians in Zangon Kataf County in early August, Muslim Fulani herdsmen on Sunday […]