JOS, Nigeria (Morning Star News) – Islamic extremist group Boko Haram released a video last week showing the execution of two Christian aid workers in Nigeria, sources said. Lawrence Duna Dacighir and Godfrey Ali Shikagham, both members of the Church of Christ in Nations (COCIN) in Plateau state, are shown kneeling while three masked, armed […]
Boko Haram Executes Two Christian Aid Workers in Nigeria
Islamic extremist group vows to kill others from predominantly Christian tribes.
September 30, 2019 By -
Ransom Paid, but Kidnapped Pastor’s Wife Is Killed in North-Central Nigeria
Another pastor is shot dead in southern Kaduna state.
September 27, 2019 By -
JOS, Nigeria (Morning Star News) – Fulani herdsmen this month kidnapped and killed a pastor’s wife in north-central Nigeria’s Kaduna state three days after suspected herdsmen killed a Baptist pastor in another part of the state, sources said. Unaware that Esther Ishaku Katung had been killed after being kidnapped in Bagoma, 122 kilometers (75 miles) […]
Decade of Tears and Blood: 10 Years of Boko Haram Terrorism in Nigeria
Entire communities uprooted as 35,000 civilians are slain.
September 20, 2019 By -
JOS, Nigeria (Morning Star News) – A decade after Boko Haram began a bloody campaign to impose sharia (Islamic law) on all of Nigeria, Christian leaders say some areas are still under the control of the terrorists. The Rev. Mohammed Abubakar Naga, chairman of the Borno state chapter of the Christian Association of Nigeria (CAN), told […]
Kidnapped Baptist Pastor in Nigeria Freed after 17 Days of Torture
Family, Christian leaders raise ransom money.
September 4, 2019 By -
JOS, Nigeria (Morning Star News) – A Baptist pastor kidnapped and tortured last month in Nigeria was released over the weekend after his family and Christian leaders paid a ransom, sources said. Muslim Fulani herdsmen in Kaduna state who abducted the Rev. Elisha Noma on Aug. 14 received 3 million naira (US$8,181) before freeing him on […]
Nigeria Says Leah Sharibu Is Alive; Herdsmen Attacks Continue
Negotiations continue for her release, official says.
September 1, 2019 By -
JOS, Nigeria (Morning Star News) – More than a month after an aid worker indicated in a video that kidnapped Christian teenager Leah Sharibu had been killed, a government official in Nigeria on Saturday (Aug. 31) said she was alive. Citing intelligence from security agencies, presidential spokesman Garba Shehu released a statement reaffirming that the government […]
One Pastor Killed, Another Kidnapped in Separate Attacks in North-Central Nigeria
More than 500 Christians kidnapped in four years in Kaduna state, Christian leader says.
August 26, 2019 By -
JOS, Nigeria (Morning Star News) – Muslim Fulani herdsmen killed a Pentecostal pastor and abducted a Baptist pastor in a spate of kidnappings this month in Kaduna state, Nigeria, sources said. “The herdsmen, about 20 of them, shot into our house and broke the doors of the house,” said Emmanuel Noma, who along with his father, […]
After Killing of Clergyman, Priest Narrowly Escapes Death in Southeastern Nigeria
Muslim Fulani herdsmen shoot at his windshield two weeks after killing of another clergyman, parishioner.
August 19, 2019 By -
JOS, Nigeria (Morning Star News) – Following the killing of a Roman Catholic priest and a parishioner in southeastern Nigeria earlier this month, another clergyman on Thursday (Aug. 15) narrowly escaped an attack by Muslim Fulani herdsmen about 40 miles away, sources said. Armed Fulani herdsmen on Aug. 1 killed the Rev. Paul Offu in Awgu […]
Pregnant Mother among Five Christians Slain in North-Central Nigeria
Priest, parishioner wounded in country’s southeast.
July 22, 2019 By -
JOS, Nigeria (Morning Star News) – A pregnant mother of two children was among three Christians killed by Muslim Fulani herdsmen in north-central Nigeria the night of July 14 and morning of July 15, sources said. Margaret Wakili, a 27-year-old member of the Baptist Church in Ancha village, Plateau state, was slain on her farm at […]
7-Year-Old in Nigeria: How Herdsmen Shot Me and Killed My Uncle
Attack also wounded another Christian.
June 28, 2019 By -
AKWANGA, Nigeria (Morning Star News) – As a Baptist church member tried to fight off an armed Muslim Fulani herdsman in a village in north-central Nigeria, he told his 7-year-old nephew and other relatives to run. The boy remained, crying and calling for help. Jerome, whose real name is withheld for security reasons, recalled how gunshots […]
Fulani Herdsmen in Nigeria Continue Campaign for Territory for their Cattle – and Islam
Another 11 Christians killed in Taraba state.
June 21, 2019 By -
JOS, Nigeria (Morning Star News) – Muslim Fulani herdsmen continued a campaign of seizing land for their cattle and territory for their religion this week, killing 11 Christians in eastern Nigeria’s Taraba state, sources said. The herdsmen on Sunday and Monday (June 16-17) entered villages on motorcyles outside of the Taraba state capital, Jalingo, shooting firearms […]