JOS, Nigeria (Morning Star News) – Mayhem continued in Nigeria as suspected Fulani herdsmen burned down the venue of a planned Christian conference in Kaduna state last week and earlier killed two clergymen in the country’s Middle Belt, sources said. In Niger state in Nigeria’s Middle Belt northwest of Abuja, suspected Fulani herdsmen kidnapped and killed […]
Christian Leaders Killed in Middle Belt of Nigeria
Building where youth conference to take place burned down.
February 2, 2021 By -
Christians Killed in Central and Southwestern Nigeria
Suspected Fulani herdsmen kill pastor in Ekiti state.
November 29, 2020 By -
JOS, Nigeria (Morning Star News) – Fulani herdsmen attacks on predominantly Christian communities in Kaduna state on Saturday night and Sunday morning (Nov. 28-29) killed seven Christians, two days after a pastor was slain in southwestern Nigeria, sources said. The “Fulani terrorists” in Kaduna state also kidnapped two children and wounded four people in the attacks […]
After Killing of Clergyman, Priest Narrowly Escapes Death in Southeastern Nigeria
Muslim Fulani herdsmen shoot at his windshield two weeks after killing of another clergyman, parishioner.
August 19, 2019 By -
JOS, Nigeria (Morning Star News) – Following the killing of a Roman Catholic priest and a parishioner in southeastern Nigeria earlier this month, another clergyman on Thursday (Aug. 15) narrowly escaped an attack by Muslim Fulani herdsmen about 40 miles away, sources said. Armed Fulani herdsmen on Aug. 1 killed the Rev. Paul Offu in Awgu […]
Local Muslims Suspected in Killing of Christians after Sunday Worship in Jos, Nigeria
Fulani militants said to mount lethal assaults.
May 29, 2019 By -
JOS, Nigeria (Morning Star News) – Gunmen suspected to be local Fulani Muslims killed several Christians as they made their way home from church services in Jos, Nigeria on Sunday (May 26) following the murder of another area Christian last week, sources said. Area Christian Peter Sarki informed Morning Star News by text message that local […]
Armed Gunmen Kidnap 19 Christians, Kill One in Kaduna State, Nigeria
Pastor, daughter among 17 abducted in one attack, while another assault claims a life.
May 27, 2019 By -
JOS, Nigeria (Morning Star News) – Suspected Fulani herdsmen stormed a church choir practice and kidnapped 17 Christians in north-central Nigeria the night of May 18, and the same night gunmen killed a Christian and kidnapped two others at a Baptist church, sources said. Each attack took place in Kaduna state, where assaults on Christians with […]
Kidnapped Pastor in Nigeria Released from Five Days of Captivity
Church leaders release sharply worded statement about police, government.
August 9, 2017 By -
JOS, Nigeria (Morning Star News) – Suspecting corrupt police and accusing the Nigerian government of failing to contain a rash of kidnappings, Christian leaders announced that a pastor abducted last week was freed on Wednesday (Aug. 9). The Rev. Jen Tivkaa Moses, kidnapped by young Fulani men on Friday (Aug. 4) on the highway from Jos […]
Let Me Tell You Why Blood Is Flowing in Plateau State, Nigeria
Voice of the predominantly Christian, ethnic Berom cries out for justice.
September 3, 2015 By -
(Morning Star News) – What would you say if I told you that between last year and this year an estimated 11,000 people have been killed in Plateau state, mainly in Berom communities? What if I told you that over 40 villages have been sacked and some wiped out completely in Berom communities alone? If […]
Muslim Herdsmen, Soldiers in Nigeria Kill Three Christians, Wound Mother
Latest anti-Christian murders in Plateau state similar to previous attacks.
September 16, 2013 By -
GURA DABWAM, Nigeria (Morning Star News) – In the latest night raids by Muslim herdsmen and soldiers in Plateau state, a Christian and his two teenage sons this month were killed and his wife wounded, Christian leaders said. Ethnic Fulani herdsmen and soldiers on Sept. 3 raided Gura Dabwam village, near Jos in Gyel District, at […]
Attack in Nigeria that Killed 18 Christians Caps Two Years of Islamic Aggression
Muslim Fulani herdsmen suspected in another deadly assault in area.
April 24, 2013 By -
MILE BAKWAI, Nigeria (Morning Star News) – Hosea Mashaf was resting in his village of Chirang Mangor, Nigeria, when area Christian youths told him that armed, Muslim Fulani herdsmen were attacking the Christian village of Mile Bakwai. The 45-year-old farmer and other Christians rushed to Mile Bakwai, three kilometers away in the Bokkos Local Council Area […]
Nigerian Pastor, Family Narrowly Escape Village’s Easter Carnage
Suspected Fulani Muslims shoot indiscriminately in ethnic Attakar areas.
April 5, 2013 By -
ATTAKAR, Nigeria (Morning Star News) – The Rev. John Dakwat and his wife were at work in a back corner of their church building when they heard gunshots – just one in a series of attacks that killed at least 26 Christians in the border area between two states during Holy Week. Dakwat, who identified the […]