ABUJA, Nigeria (Christian Daily International–Morning Star News) – Fulani herdsmen on Monday morning (Aug. 4) killed a Christian woman in a village in Plateau state, Nigeria, the latest of 17 Christians slain in the area since July 15, sources said. The herdsmen raided Njin village at about 10 a.m., said resident Dorcas Ishaya. “Fulani herdsmen are at it […]
Fulani Herdsmen Kill 17 Christians in Plateau State, Nigeria
Predominantly Muslim raiders occupy nine villages.
Funeral Procession for 27 Christians Killed in Nigeria
Elderly and children slain in Plateau state.
ABUJA, Nigeria (Christian Daily International–Morning Star News) – Residents in Plateau state, Nigeria on Friday (July 25) held a funeral procession for 27 Christians massacred in one village 10 days earlier despite warning authorities of the impending danger, sources said. Accompanied by multitudes, they transported the 27 caskets in a pay-loader truck from a mortuary in […]
Muslims Pressure Christian Family to Drop Rape Charges
Married suspect sexually assaulted 14-year-old girl, father says.
LAHORE, Pakistan (Christian Daily International–Morning Star News) – Relatives of a Muslim in Pakistan who raped a 14-year-old Christian girl are threatening her family to compel them to drop charges, sources said. Javed Masih of Chak No. R-97/6 village in Sahiwal District, Punjab Province, said that Sajid Ali, married son of his employer Mukhtar Ali, went […]
Devastated Christians in Nigeria Pray for Relief and Help
Fulani herdsmen terrorism continues unabated.
ABUJA, Nigeria (Christian Daily International–Morning Star News) – As terrorism-scarred Christians in Nigeria await help from the government and the international community, within and outside of the country they prayed for God’s intervention this month. Christians in an area of Bassa County of Plateau state prayed for relief and strength in worship centers on July 9. […]
Fulanis Kill Five Christians, Kidnap 110 Others in Northwest Nigeria
Attacks take place in one county.
ABUJA, Nigeria (Christian Daily International–Morning Star News) – Fulani herdsmen on Friday (July 11) killed five Christians and wounded three others in an area of northwest Nigeria’s Kaduna state where at least 110 others have been kidnapped in the past six months, sources said. In Kajuru County, “Fulani bandits” on Friday attacked an Evangelical Church Winning […]
Fulani Herdsmen Kill, Kidnap Christians in Kaduna State, Nigeria
Series of attacks terrorize villagers.
ABUJA, Nigeria (Christian Daily International–Morning Star News) – Fulani herdsmen attacked two villages in Kaduna state, Nigeria on Monday (July 7), killing two Christians and wounding three others, after terrorizing villagers in another area in June, local residents said. In Jema’a County, herdsmen attacked Dogon Fili and Attang villages after 9 p.m., said area resident Sandra […]
Pastor, Worshipper Gunned Down in Northwest Nigeria
In central part of country, 100 Christians killed since May.
ABUJA, Nigeria (Christian Daily International–Morning Star News) – During an evening worship service on Monday (July 7), suspected Islamic extremists gunned down a Baptist pastor and another worshipper and kidnapped a woman in Katsina state, northwest Nigeria. About 15 to 20 gunmen with Fulani accents stormed Bege Baptist Church in Yaribori (also known as Yari Bori) […]
After Massacre, Nigeria’s Benue, Plateau States Attacked Anew
Four more Christians slain in Guma County; 64 dead in Plateau state.
ABUJA, Nigeria (Christian Daily International–Morning Star News) – Less than three weeks after a large-scale massacre in Benue state’s predominantly Christian Yelwata village in Nigeria, four Christians were slain in the same county, sources said. “Four more Christians were killed by armed Fulani herdsmen in Tse Asha, Ukange, Adeor and Udei communities on June 30,” area […]
Fears Heightened of More Carnage in Benue State, Nigeria
Another Christian killed in county where June 13-14 slaughter occurred.
ABUJA, Nigeria (Christian Daily International–Morning Star News) – Fears of another large-scale attack on Christians are growing in Benue state, Nigeria, where Fulani herdsmen slaughtered up to 200 people in Yelwata village on June 13-14, sources said. Initial reports confirmed 100 people had died in the attack on predominantly Christian Yelwata, but later data collected by the […]
Massacre in Benue, Nigeria Elicits Rare Response from President
Traditional tribal ruler refutes “herder-farmer clash” narrative.
(Christian Daily International–Morning Star News) – Days after a massacre of more than 100 people in a predominantly Christian village in Benue state, Nigeria, the country’s president called for action against the assailants even as a local traditional ruler tried to correct him and others about the nature of such attacks. With President Bola Ahmed […]









