ABUJA, Nigeria (Morning Star News) – After more than 20 Christians lost their lives to terrorist attacks in two areas of Taraba state, Nigeria in the first half of August, a Catholic teacher on Sunday (Aug. 14) was kidnapped from a church site, sources said. Suspected members of the Islamic State West Africa Province (ISWAP) shot […]
Terrorists Kill More than 20 Christians in Taraba State, Nigeria
Catholic catechist kidnapped.
August 17, 2022 By -
Muslim Extremists Cut Off Hand of Christian Convert
Father in Uganda tried to flee with his family.
August 16, 2022 By -
NAIROBI, Kenya (Morning Star News) – Muslim extremists in eastern Uganda last month cut off the hand of a 42-year-old father who left Islam to become a Christian in June, sources said. Musa John Kasadah of Maumo village, Luuka District was ambushed on July 26 as he tried to flee to safety with his family, who […]
Terrorists Kill, Kidnap Christians in Northern Nigeria
Islamic militants threaten to forcibly marry kidnapped women.
August 10, 2022 By -
ABUJA, Nigeria (Morning Star News) – Suspected Muslim terrorists in northern Nigeria killed an 86-year-old Christian in his home on Aug. 2 and kidnapped two others who were later released, likely after ransom payments, sources said. The gunmen killed Daniel Yatai at his home in predominantly Christian Manchok village, Kaduna state, shortly after 11 p.m., according […]
Pastor Fears for His Life following Death Threats in Uganda
In another area, a family loses their home for refusing to recant.
August 8, 2022 By -
NAIROBI, Kenya (Morning Star News) – A month after a Christian was killed in Kiboga District, Uganda, a pastor in the same district fears for his life following death threats from Muslim extremists, he said. Pastor Godfrey Ssemujju, who oversees 130 Elim Pentecostal churches in Kiboga district, 75 miles northwest of Kampala, said the lives of […]
Muslim Extremists in Uganda Kill Evangelist at His Home
Christian held open-air events citing the Koran.
August 4, 2022 By -
NAIROBI, Kenya (Morning Star News) – Muslim extremists on July 29 came to the home of an evangelist who had held open-air events in eastern Uganda and killed him, sources said. Cut with a sharp instrument that left his head and neck with deep wounds, Sozi Odongo was killed at his home in Omorio cell, Agule […]
Children among Christians Slain in Attacks in Two States in Nigeria
Fulani herdsmen working with Islamic extremist terrorist groups, sources say.
August 2, 2022 By -
ABUJA, Nigeria (Morning Star News) – Suspected Fulani herdsmen on Sunday (July 31) killed seven Christians, including four children, in an attack in Plateau state, Nigeria, following months of violence in neighboring Taraba state, sources said. Following a July 21 attack in Fusa village, Plateau state that left five Christians dead, assailants on Sunday (July 31) […]
Mounting Number of ECWA Christians Abducted, Slain
Six pastors killed, 27 church members kidnapped this year.
July 29, 2022 By -
ABUJA, Nigeria (Morning Star News) – Suspected Fulani herdsmen and other terrorists in Nigeria have killed six pastors and kidnapped 27 Christians of the Evangelical Church Winning All (ECWA) in the past seven months, according to an ECWA report. Among the 27 Christians kidnapped from January to date were six pastors, including one abducted in Kaduna […]
Dozens of Christians Kidnapped in Northern Nigeria
Bishop urges mourners of slain priest to remain steadfast.
July 27, 2022 By -
ABUJA, Nigeria (Morning Star News) – Suspected Islamic extremists on Monday night (July 25) kidnapped 36 people from a predominantly Christian village outside the city of Kaduna, in northern Nigeria. The house-to-house abductions came after the kidnapping of 16 people from a nearby area in Kaduna state’s Chikun County on June 28. Area resident Narin Barde […]
Christian Killed after Open-Air Event in Uganda
Assistant pastor also wounded in Islamic extremist attack.
July 24, 2022 By -
NAIROBI, Kenya (Morning Star News) – A Christian in Uganda died on July 10 from head injuries sustained in an attack by Muslim extremists the previous week, sources said. Robert Bwenje had accompanied Assistant Pastor Ambrose Mugisha of Elim Pentecostal Church in Nyamiringa village, Kapeke Sub-County, Kiboga District, to an open-air debate about Christianity and Islam […]
Kidnapped Catholic Priest Slain in Kaduna State, Nigeria
Another priest in the same state was killed last month.
July 20, 2022 By -
ABUJA, Nigeria (Morning Star News) – The body of one of two Catholic priests kidnapped on Friday (July 15) in Kaduna state, Nigeria, was recovered Tuesday morning (July 19), sources said. The Rev. John Mark Cheitnum was director of communications of the Catholic Diocese of Kafanchan. Kidnapped at gunpoint from the parish rectory of Christ the […]