ABUJA, Nigeria (Christian Daily International–Morning Star News) – Fulani herdsmen on Tuesday (Oct. 1), attacked a predominantly Christian village in central Nigeria, killing seven people, area residents said. The herdsmen raided Egwuma village, Agatu County, Benue state at about 5 p.m., said Philip Ebenyakwu, chairman of the Agatu Local Government Council in a press statement. “They […]
Fulani Herdsmen Kill Seven Christians in Central Nigeria
Area residents decry lack of government action.
October 7, 2024 By -
Herdsmen Kill Christians in Northern and Central Nigeria
Two slain in Kaduna state, three in Nasarawa state.
October 3, 2024 By -
ABUJA, Nigeria (Christian Daily International–Morning Star News) – Fulani herdsmen on Sunday (Sept. 29) ambushed and killed two Christians in Kaduna state, Nigeria, area residents said. Brothers Raymond Timothy and James Timothy were shot to death as they went to check crops on their farm in Bakin Kogi, a predominantly Christian community in Kauru County. “The […]
Herdsmen Kill Christians in Plateau State, Central Nigeria
Massacres continue in central part of country.
October 1, 2024 By -
ABUJA, Nigeria (Christian Daily International–Morning Star News) – Fulani herdsmen killed a Christian on Thursday (Sept. 26) in one area of Plateau state after the killing of eight others on Sept. 15 in another part of the state, sources said. In the attack on Hwrra village in Miango District, Bassa County on Thursday (Sept. 26), armed […]
Fulanis in Nigeria Kill More Christians than Boko Haram, ISWAP, Report Says
‘Other Terrorist Groups’ connected with Fulani militia, ORFA reports.
September 30, 2024 By -
ABUJA, Nigeria (Christian Daily International–Morning Star News) – Fulani herdsmen and other “bandit” terrorists often allied with them killed more civilians in Nigeria over a four-year period than Islamic extremist groups Boko Haram and Islamic State West Africa Province (ISWAP), a new report states. “Other Terrorist Groups,” commonly called “Fulani bandits,” killed 12,039 civilians from October […]
Fulani Herdsmen Kill Christians at Church Services in Nigeria
Pastor and 30 others kidnapped.
September 23, 2024 By -
ABUJA, Nigeria (Christian Daily International–Morning Star News) – Fulani herdsmen in central Nigeria killed two Christians on Thursday and three others at church services the prior Sunday, when they also kidnapped a pastor and 30 congregation members, sources said. A band of armed herdsmen on Thursday (Sept. 19) attacked Kurmin-Kare village, a predominantly Christian community in […]
Fulani Herdsmen Kill Six Christians in Central Nigeria
Another 31 Christians in the same area were slain in August and July.
September 2, 2024 By -
ABUJA, Nigeria (Christian Daily International–Morning Star News) – Fulani herdsmen on Aug. 23 killed six villagers in Benue state, Nigeria, the latest of 38 Christians slain in the same county in July and August, sources said. The group of armed herdsmen attacked Iwari and Olegagbane villages in Agatu County, killing the six Christians and injuring many […]
Fate of Pastor, Daughter Kidnapped in Nigeria Unknown
Captors receive ransom payment but demand another.
August 20, 2024 By -
ABUJA, Nigeria (Christian Daily International–Morning Star News) – The whereabouts of a pastor and his daughter kidnapped in northwestern Nigeria were unknown after their captors threatened to kill them even after receiving a ransom payment. Isa Andrew, chaplain with All Saints Protestant Church of the Zamfara State Police Command, and his 13-year-old daughter, Grace Isa Andrew, […]
Muslims Burn Down Church Building in Central Nigeria
RCCG worship auditorium destroyed for second time.
August 14, 2024 By -
ABUJA, Nigeria (Christian Daily International–Morning Star News) – Muslims burned down a church building in the early hours of Saturday (Aug. 10) in central Nigeria’s Niger state, sources said. The razing of the building of the Redeemed Christian Church of God (RCCG) congregation in Kontagora town at about 3 a.m. was the second time Muslims have […]
Nigeria Continues to Tolerate Terrorism, USCIRF States
Commission calls on government to uphold religious liberty.
August 13, 2024 By -
ABUJA, Nigeria (Christian Daily International–Morning Star News) – Nigeria’s government at federal and state levels continues to tolerate attacks by non-state assailants who justify violence on religious grounds, according to a report by the U.S. Commission on International Religious Freedom (USCIRF). “Islamist and some Fulani militant groups have expressed a goal of overthrowing secular governance with […]
Herdsmen, Criminal Gang Kill at least 50 Christians in Nigeria
Fulanis team up with bandits who fraudulently ‘sold’ them farmers’ land.
August 9, 2024 By -
ABUJA, Nigeria (Christian Daily International–Morning Star News) – Fulani herdsmen teamed up with a criminal gang to attack a village in central Nigeria on Thursday (Aug. 8), killing at least 50 Christians, sources said. Officials who found 30 corpses said the toll was likely higher as many other villagers were taken to outlying areas and were […]