JOS, Nigeria (Morning Star News) – Muslim Fulani herdsmen in north-central Nigeria on Tuesday (April 7) killed a pastor and three members of his congregation, including a 10-year-old boy, sources said. In an attack on Ngbra Zongo village, near Miango in Plateau State’s Bassa County, the herdsmen shot and killed Matthew Tagwai, pastor of an […]
Pastor, 10-Year-Old Boy and Two Other Christians Killed in Plateau State, Nigeria
Muslim Fulani herdsmen continue onslaught, sources say.
April 9, 2020 By -
Humanitarian Crisis in Kaduna State, Nigeria as Herdsmen Attack Unchecked
At least 60 Christians killed in March, community leader says.
April 8, 2020 By -
JOS, Nigeria (Morning Star News) – People displaced by Muslim Fulani herdsmen attacks in Kaduna state, Nigeria that killed 60 Christians in March are in dire need of relief aid, a community leader said. “We have a chronicle of the humongous losses suffered by these law-abiding Christians in the hands of herdsmen trying to forcefully […]
Fulani Herdsmen in Nigeria Kill More than 60 Christians in Five Weeks, Sources say
Muslim militants attack in Plateau, Benue and Kaduna states.
April 5, 2020 By -
JOS, Nigeria (Morning Star News) – Weeks after human rights group Christian Solidarity International warned of impending genocide in Nigeria, Muslim Fulani herdsmen since March 1 have killed more than 60 Christians, including at least 13 Christians last week in Plateau state, sources said. Following a rash of attacks by herdsmen and Islamic extremist groups […]
Six Years after Girls Kidnapped in Chibok, Nigeria, Attacks Persist in Area
Targeted for ‘annihilation,’ area leaders say.
February 26, 2020 By -
JOS, Nigeria (Morning Star News) – Nearly six years after Boko Haram kidnapped 276 girls from a high school in northeastern Nigeria, the Chibok area in Borno state is under threat of “annihilation” from the rebel group and the Islamic State in West Africa Province (ISWAP), area leaders said. While 112 of the kidnapped girls […]
Boko Haram Terrorists Attack Predominantly Christian Community in Northeast Nigeria
Church buildings, houses destroyed; casualties unknown.
February 23, 2020 By -
JOS, Nigeria (Morning Star News) – Islamic extremist militants from terrorist group Boko Haram on Friday night (Feb. 21) destroyed three worship sites and an unspecified number of houses in northeast Nigeria, sources said. Thousands of people were displaced as the militants set three church buildings and the houses on fire in predominantly Christian Garkida, […]
Christians Slain, Wounded, Kidnapped in Plateau State, Nigeria
Woman abducted in South Jos.
January 27, 2020 By -
JOS, Nigeria (Morning Star News) – Muslim Fulani herdsmen killed two Christians in separate attacks in Plateau state this month, in addition to the 13 Christians from the same denomination killed on Jan. 8, sources said. Herdsmen invaded Torok village in Riyom County on Jan. 20, killing Reuben Bulus, a 25-year-old member of the Church […]
Kidnapped Christian Student Executed by Islamic Extremists in Northeast Nigeria
Lutheran pastor shot to death in Adamawa state.
January 23, 2020 By -
JOS, Nigeria (Morning Star News) – Islamic State-affiliated terrorists have executed a Christian university student kidnapped earlier this month in northeast Nigeria, sources said. In a video that Site Intelligence Group reported was released on the Islamic State’s Amaq news website, a boy of indeterminate age with a pistol shoots and kills Ropvil Daciya Dalep, […]
Boko Haram Executes Brethren Pastor in Northeast Nigeria
Christian leader in Adamawa state sought rescue but entrusted his fate to God.
January 21, 2020 By -
JOS, Nigeria (Morning Star News) – The Rev. Lawan Andimi had a treasured life – loving family, an affectionate congregation, respect from his colleagues. The kidnapped district chairman of the Church of the Brethren in Nigeria (EYN) in Michika County, in northeast Nigeria’s Adamawa state, had stated in a video that he trusted in God […]
Two Young Christian Women Killed in Kaduna State, Nigeria
Five kidnapped aid workers released.
January 20, 2020 By -
JOS, Nigeria (Morning Star News) – Muslim Fulani herdsmen killed two young Christian women in southern Kaduna state, Nigeria, on Friday (Jan. 17), sources said. The herdsmen on motorbikes rode into Gora-Gan village in Zango Kataf County at about 5 p.m. shooting villagers on sight, according to a local resident. Luka Biniyat, spokesman for the […]
Large-Scale Killings, Kidnappings Hit Christians in Kaduna State, Nigeria, Sources Say
Thousands displaced – then told to pay ransoms.
January 15, 2020 By -
JOS, Nigeria (Morning Star News) – More than 200 Muslim Fulani herdsmen have attacked predominantly Christian villages in southern Kaduna state, Nigeria since Jan. 6, killing at least 35 people and kidnapping 58 others, including a mother and her 6-month-old baby, sources said. Armed with AK-47s, the herdsmen on motorcycles rampaged through 10 predominantly Christian […]