JOS, Nigeria (Morning Star News) – Fulani herdsmen killed a Christian at a worship service in Kaduna state, Nigeria on Sunday (Sept. 26), and 30 others were slain in attacks later that night, sources said. The herdsmen attacked the worship service of the Evangelical Church Winning All (ECWA) in Gavaciwa, Kachia County, killing one member of […]
Herdsmen Kill Christian at Worship, 30 Others in One Day
After church attack on Sunday, two villages raided that night.
September 28, 2021 By -
Elderly Christian Woman Beaten for Housing Converts from Islam
Assailant poses as pastor seeking to help the persecuted.
September 23, 2021 By -
NAIROBI, Kenya (Morning Star News) – An 83-year-old Christian widow in eastern Uganda continues to receive hospital treatment two weeks after Islamic extremists, one posing as a pastor, attacked her, sources said. Harriet Namuganza had given refuge to two Christian young men, 18- and 22-year-old converts from Islam, at her four-bedroom home in Iganga, Iganga District […]
Muslim Extremists Kill 19-Year-Old Christian in Boat for His Faith
Son of late evangelist targeted in eastern Uganda
September 8, 2021 By -
NAIROBI, Kenya (Morning Star News) – Muslim extremists in eastern Uganda last week boarded a boat in which a young evangelist was fishing and killed him, sources said. Dante Tambika, also known as Patrick, was beaten and strangled to death near Nankodo 3 village, Nankodo Sub-County, on Aug. 31 after he and friends went out on […]
Christians Slain in and near Jos, Nigeria, including 12 Children
Suspected local Muslims kill seven church members, herdsmen kill 33.
September 6, 2021 By -
JOS, Nigeria (Morning Star News) – Fulani herdsmen and suspected local Muslims killed 40 Christians in and near Jos, Nigeria in attacks on Aug. 25 and Aug. 15, sources said. Armed with machetes and guns, herdsmen attacked the predominantly Christian community of Yelwa Zangam, Jos North County on the night of Aug. 25, killing 16 Christians […]
Fulani Herdsmen Kill 36 Christians in Kaduna State, Nigeria
Anglican bishop laments government inaction.
August 30, 2021 By -
JOS, Nigeria (Morning Star News) – Fulani herdsmen killed 36 Christians in multiple attacks in Kaduna state, Nigeria this month with impunity, while a church leader complained that authorities arrested only Christians for defending themselves. The attacks from Aug. 4 to Saturday (Aug. 28) on Zangon Kataf, Kaura and Chikun counties took the lives of 17 […]
Muslim Relatives Set Lethal Trap for Convert to Christianity
Former itinerant sheikh beaten, buried alive.
August 26, 2021 By -
NAIROBI, Kenya (Morning Star News) – Muslim relatives of a former Islamic teacher in Uganda who became a Christian set a trap for him last month, hiring killers to bury him alive in a large ant mound, sources said. Saban Sajabi, 32, had gained repute as an itinerant sheikh, teaching Islam in various mosques and schools […]
Soldiers Complicit in Herdsmen Attacks in Nigeria, Christians Say
30,000 people displaced, 500 homes burned this month.
August 25, 2021 By -
JOS, Nigeria (Morning Star News) – Soldiers and security personnel failed to intervene this month as Fulani herdsmen killed 70 Christians in one area of Plateau state, Nigeria, while in other areas soldiers helped herdsmen destroy farmland, Christian leaders said. Muslim Fulanis killed 70 Christians, displaced 30,000 others and burned 500 homes in attacks on villages […]
Muslim Father Kills Son for His Christian Faith, Sources Say
Young convert in Uganda refused to recant.
August 19, 2021 By -
NAIROBI, Kenya (Morning Star News) – The Muslim father of a 20-year-old convert to Christianity in Uganda on Sunday (Aug. 15) killed him for refusing to recant his faith, sources said. Kasimu Kawona of Bupalama village, Buseta Sub-County in Kibuku District was not charged with murder but a lesser charge of manslaughter because he killed his […]
Woman Survives Attempt on Her Life for Becoming Christian
Brother brandishes knife and spear shouting jihadist slogan, she says.
August 16, 2021 By -
NAIROBI, Kenya (Morning Star News) – The Muslim brother of a woman in eastern Uganda attacked her with a knife and spear on Aug. 8 after discovering she was a Christian, the mother of two said. In a village near Kasasira, Kibuku District undisclosed for security reasons, Harriet Nanzala said she had kept her faith secret […]
Mother Beaten Unconscious for Leaving Islam, Marrying Christian
Muslim father forces her to ingest mosquito repellant, she says.
August 9, 2021 By -
NAIROBI, Kenya (Morning Star News) – A mother of four children in eastern Uganda remains in pain after her Muslim father beat her and forced her to take mosquito repellant when he learned that she had left Islam and her Muslim husband and married a Christian, sources said. When Hajira Namusobya, 34, visited her family in […]