(Morning Star News) – In a year that saw a new level of cruelty unleashed upon Christians and other religious minorities across Syria, Iraq and Africa, one once obscure case of injustice in Sudan turned into a titanic battle that gripped the world’s attention. The battle appeared to be spiritual as much as legal. 1 – […]
Morning Star News’ Top 10 Persecution Stories of 2014
For once, good news – miraculous righting of horrific injustice in Sudan – tops list.
January 9, 2015 By -
Attacks by Islamic Extremists in Nigeria Leave at Least 28 Christians Dead
Fulani herdsmen, suicide bomber ring in new year with violence in three states.
January 3, 2015 By -
JOS, Nigeria (Morning Star News) – Muslim Fulani gunmen on Friday (Jan. 2) killed 15 Christians in an area of Kaduna state where 10 others were killed on Dec. 27, ending a week of violence in Nigeria in which at least 28 died. The ethnic Fulani herdsmen killed the 15 Christians in Ambe-Madaki village, in Kaduna’s […]
Muslim Fulani Gunmen in Nigeria Kill Infant among 15 Christians Slain in Two Attacks
Herdsmen launch early morning raids in Taraba and Kaduna states.
December 29, 2014 By -
JOS, Nigeria (Morning Star News) – Muslim Fulani herdsmen killed five Christians in one state, including an infant boy, and 10 in another on Dec. 17. In Taraba state in the northeast, more than 100 Muslim Fulani herdsmen invaded Sabon Gida Shagogo village in the Donga Local Government Area in the early morning, area […]
Islamist Herdsmen, Mercenaries Attack Christians in Benue, Nigeria from Nasarawa
Five killed in predominantly Roman Catholic community.
December 17, 2014 By -
MAKURDI, Nigeria (Morning Star News) – Muslim Fulani herdsmen from Nasarawa state and Islamist mercenaries from outside Nigeria attacked villages in neighboring Benue state on Sunday (Dec. 14), killing five Christians, sources said. Inhabited almost entirely by ethnic Idoma farmers, the Fulani herdsmen from Nasarawa state, with mercenaries from Chad and Niger, razed several villages, destroying […]
Gunmen Kill Christian Widow in Jos, Nigeria Bomb Blasts
Attack fulfills Boko Hara objectives of killing Christians and destabilizing government.
December 13, 2014 By -
JOS, Nigeria (Morning Star News) – For Jummai Sunday, 63, Thursday (Dec. 11) began like any other for the Christian widow. After a morning devotional, she visited sick or bereaved families, and then returned home to gather items for sale at her market spot near the bus terminal area in Jos, Nigeria. She survived the twin […]
Boko Haram Kills More Christians as it Expands ‘Caliphate’ in Nigeria
Islamic extremist rebels seize towns in Borno state, kidnap 20 women.
December 7, 2014 By -
JOS, Nigeria (Morning Star News) – Islamic extremists from Boko Haram killed 11 people and kidnapped 20 women as they attacked predominantly Christian Lassa in northeastern Nigeria state last week, the third town a three weeks that the terrorist group claims as part of its caliphate. The Boko Haram insurgents, who seek to impose sharia (Islamic […]
Muslim Extremists Kill 31 Christians in Taraba State, Nigeria
Boko Haram insurgents collaborate with Fulani herdsmen, church leader says.
October 24, 2014 By -
JOS, Nigeria (Morning Star News) – Armed Muslim extremists stormed two churches in Taraba state on Sunday (Oct. 19) and killed 31 people as they worshipped, a church leader said. Two pastors, one pastor’s son, and 28 other Christians were slain in the attacks in the villages of Gindin Waya and Sondi, said the Rev. Caleb […]
Two Attempted Murders by Boko Haram Show Islamic Extremist Motives
Both Christians left for dead; each cites a miracle.
October 10, 2014 By -
JOS, Nigeria (Morning Star News) – Adamu, 28, bears a scar on the back of his neck where two members of the Islamic extremist group Boko Harm tried to slaughter him. A member of the Church of the Brethren in Nigeria (EYN) in Gwoza, Borno state in northeastern Nigeria, Adamu told Morning Star News that in […]
Two Pastors among 46 Christians Killed in Kaduna State, Nigeria
Muslim Fulani herdsmen attack towns with machetes, guns, fire.
September 25, 2014 By -
KARSHIN DAJI, Nigeria (Morning Star News) – Following attacks on three towns in Nigeria’s Kaduna state last week that killed 46 Christians, church leaders said the Muslim Fulani assailants seem driven to rid the area of Christianity and use the land to graze their cattle. Two pastors were among 31 Christians killed just after midnight on […]
Islamic Extremists Kill at Least 10 Christians in Plateau State, Nigeria
Fulani herdsmen attack village three times in one week.
September 23, 2014 By -
BOKKOS, Nigeria (Morning Star News) – Ethnic Fulani gunmen shouting the jihadist chant “Allahu Akbar” attacked three villages in Nigeria’s Plateau state this month, burning down a church building and killing at least 10 Christians, sources said. Heavily-armed Fulani Muslim extremists on Sept. 14 attacked the Bokkos area, shooting five members of the Church of […]