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 […]
Six Years after Girls Kidnapped in Chibok, Nigeria, Attacks Persist in Area
Targeted for ‘annihilation,’ area leaders say.
February 26, 2020 By -
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 […]
Christian Woman en Route to Her Wedding, 10 Others Killed in Nigeria
Suspected Boko Haram militants intercept, behead them, sources say.
January 13, 2020 By -
JOS, Nigeria (Morning Star News) – Suspected Boko Haram terrorists killed a woman and her bridal party in northeast Nigeria days before her planned New Year’s Eve wedding, and eight other Christians were killed in separate attacks, sources said. Martha Bulus and her two bridesmaids were stopped on Dec. 26 as they made their way […]
Muslim Fulani Herdsmen Kill 13 Christians, Wound Three in Central Nigeria
Attack in Plateau state, kidnapping in Kaduna state, follow video of executions.
January 10, 2020 By -
JOS, Nigeria (Morning Star News) – Armed Muslim Fulani herdsmen killed 13 Christians in Plateau state, Nigeria on Wednesday (Jan. 8), the same day four students were kidnapped from a Catholic seminary in Kaduna state. About 20 herdsmen attacked the predominantly Christian village of Kulben, in Plateau state’s Mangu County, at about 8 p.m., area […]
Boko Haram Kidnaps Christian Leader in Attacks in Northeast Nigeria
Church of the Brethren in Nigeria district leader pleads for help.
January 7, 2020 By -
JOS, Nigeria (Morning Star News) – A leader of the Church of the Brethren in Nigeria (EYN) pleaded for help on a video released on Sunday (Jan. 5) after Islamic extremists with Boko Haram kidnapped him last week. The Rev. Lawan Andimi was abducted by terrorists of the Islamic State’s West Africa Province (ISWAP, known […]