KAFANCHAN, Nigeria (Morning Star News) – Attacks by Muslim Fulani herdsmen or allied gunmen in southern Kaduna State appear to be increasingly militant, marked by greater sophistication in training and arms, sources said. Advocacy group Jubiliee Campaign released a statement on Wednesday (Nov. 9) noting that a militant group associated with Fulani herdsmen has become increasingly […]
Fulani Herdsmen Increasingly Militant in Killing 22 Christians in Kaduna, Nigeria
Muslim assailants in military fatigues carry sophisticated arms.
November 10, 2016 By -
Kidnapped Woman’s Fate Still Unknown Two Years after Herdsmen in Nigeria Kill Husband
Four children left in uncle’s care.
November 9, 2016 By -
ANGWAN MALLAM CHUNG, Nigeria (Morning Star News) – Sunday Maidawa, a Christian in this town in southern Kaduna state, feels the loss of his brother and sister-in-law daily in the four children left to him. Muslim Fulani herdsmen two years ago killed his brother, 34-year-old Dauda Maidawa, and kidnapped the slain Christian’s wife. Their children, ages […]
Dangerous Area in Kaduna, Nigeria a Virtual Ghost Town; 13 More Deaths Discovered
Shocked survivors of attacks say they had no conflicts with herdsmen.
October 26, 2016 By -
DOGON FILI, Nigeria (Morning Star News) – Several people advised me that it was not safe to go to Godogodo in southern Kaduna state, but it was imperative to verify reports of violence against Christians in Nigeria, as authorities and mainstream media downplay persecution as “sectarian violence.” I was advised that if I must go, I […]
More than 48 Christians Killed in Kaduna, Nigeria Massacres
Muslim Fulani herdsmen attack over the weekend and in late September.
October 19, 2016 By -
GODOGODO, Nigeria (Morning Star News) – Muslim Fulani herdsmen killed more than 40 Christians in an attack in this town in northern Nigeria on Saturday (Oct. 15) and left another eight dead in an assault three weeks earlier, area leaders said. Besides the eight slain on Sept. 24-26 in Godogodo, a predominantly Christian community in Kaduna […]
60-year-old Christian Killed as Violence Ruins Homes, Churches in Nasarawa State, Nigeria
Muslim herdsmen attacks on individual farmers continue unabated.
September 2, 2016 By -
LAFIA, Nigeria (Morning Star News) – A 60-year-old Christian farmer was hacked to death with machetes last week, the latest victim of attacks by Muslim Fulani herdsmen in Nasarawa state who have burned church buildings and homes and destroyed crops in the past four years. Barki Baikoh was working on his farm outside of Andaha town […]
Herdsmen in Nigeria Kill Pastor, Others, as Policy to Settle Cattlemen Decried
Farmers protest violence, Kaduna government land plans.
September 1, 2016 By -
JOS, Nigeria (Morning Star News) – As farmers lamented policies designating land for cattlemen in northern Nigeria, suspected Muslim Fulani herdsmen killed a pastor and four other Christians in Kaduna state on Aug. 19. Pastor Luka Ubangari of Redeemed Christian Church of God (RCCG) at Angwan Anjo village, near Godogodo in the Jema’a Local Government […]
Student Counters Official Version of Eight Christians Killed in Zamfara State, Nigeria
Muslim students had long sought to kill Christian student, he says.
August 30, 2016 By -
JOS, Nigeria (Morning Star News) – Contrary to the state government version of an attack in northwestern Nigeria last week, a Christian at the school where Muslim students killed eight people said all the victims were Christians. The Christian student told Morning Star News by phone that the Christian student at Abdu Gusau Polytechnic, in Talata […]
Seven Christians Killed in North-Central Nigeria by Muslim Fulani Cattle Herders
Faction of Boko Haram, said to be arming herdsmen, releases Chibok girls video.
August 17, 2016 By -
JOS, Nigeria (Morning Star News) – Muslim Fulani herdsmen attacked a predominantly Christian village in north-central Nigeria on Saturday (Aug. 13), killing seven Christians, sources said. Two weeks after herdsmen attacked a nearby area in Kaduna state, the assailants attacked Golkofa village in the same state’s Jema’a Local Government Area on Saturday night, they said. “The […]
At least 13 Christians Killed in Muslim Fulani Herdsmen Attacks in Kaduna State, Nigeria
Three churches scattered as hundreds flee violence.
August 10, 2016 By -
JOS, Nigeria (Morning Star News) – Muslim Fulani herdsmen attacked a cluster of predominantly Christian villages in Kaduna state last week, killing at least 13 Christians and scattering members of three churches, area sources said. A survivor of the attacks told Morning Star News that the herdsmen killed two Christian women in Ninte village in the […]
Baptist Pastor Loses Hand to Muslim Fulani Herdsman in Nasarawa State, Nigeria
Second pastor in the state attacked on his farm in one week.
July 22, 2016 By -
KEFFI, Nigeria (Morning Star News) – Two days after a slain pastor in one part of Nasarawa state, Nigeria was buried, a Muslim Fulani herder in another part of the state cut off part of the hand of another pastor working on his farm. The Rev. Hamza Alkali, 66, had to have the rest of his […]