Nigeria: More than 50 Christians abducted in Kaduna state; “we pray God to rescue them”
Islamic extremists abducted 52 Christians from one county in Nigeria’s Kaduna state in the last month, Morning Star News (MSN) reports.
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68 Christians Killed In Nigeria State
At least 68 Christians were killed and more kidnapped or displaced by Islamist fighters over the last two months in Central Nigeria’s Benue State, a Catholic charity confirmed Wednesday.
One Of Two Kidnapped Priests Found Dead
Catholic leaders say a Nigerian priest abducted last week was found murdered Tuesday while his colleague escaped from his kidnappers in Nigeria’s northern state of Kaduna.
Nigeria Leaders Pray After Kidnappings Priests
Christian leaders have appealed for prayers after two Catholic priests were kidnapped in northern Nigeria over the weekend amid ongoing abductions of Nigerian clergy by suspected Islamic fighters.
18 Priests Kidnapped, 3 Killed In Nigeria
At least 18 priests have been kidnapped, and several were killed in Nigeria this year, prompting church leaders to call for prayers, a Catholic charity said Tuesday.
Nigeria: Gunmen kill invade pastor’s home, kill sons, abduct daughter
Suspected Boko Haram gunmen in Nigeria’s Adamawa state broke into a pastor’s home last week, killing his two sons, severely injuring him, and abducting his 13-year-old daughter, Sahara Reporters said.
Priest Amodo Abducted In Nigeria As Clergy Kidnappings Rise
Christians in central Nigeria prayed Friday for another priest abducted by suspected Islamic gunmen as kidnappings of clergy continue throughout the country.
Nigeria Christians Concerned As Islamic State Frees Prisoners
Nigerian Christians expressed concern about their safety Thursday after the Islamic State group claimed an attack on a prison in Nigeria’s capital which freed nearly 900 inmates, including 60 of its members.
Fulani dressed as police kidnap 6 intercessors from Christian center
Amid a 12-year onslaught of murders and abductions of Christians in Nigeria, Fulani jihadists dressed as policemen stormed a Catholic center in Nigeria’s Enugu state and abducted six intercessors earlier this month, Sahara Reporters has reported.
Gunmen Kill 2nd Abducted Priest in Nigeria
A Catholic priest has been killed by kidnappers while on his way to Sunday Mass in Nigeria’s southern Edo State, hours after another priest was murdered, his church confirmed Sunday.
Nigeria Gunmen Kill Prominent Priest
Suspected Islamic gunmen have killed the chaplain of Africa’s largest technical school institute in Nigeria’s northern Kaduna State, church sources said Sunday.
Christian massacres in Nigeria a top topic at global religious freedom summit
Protecting religious liberty around the world has become more challenging in the last year, advocates said this week ahead of Tuesday’s convening of the second International Religious Freedom Summit in Washington.
Gunmen Attack Nigeria Church Killing 3 And Kidnapping 36
Suspected Islamic gunmen attacked two churches in Nigeria’s northern Kaduna State on Sunday, killing three worshippers and abducting at least 36 people, authorities and witnesses said.
Nigeria’s Army Questioned As Islamic Militants Kill Dozens Of Christians (Worthy News Investigation)
Pressure mounts on the Nigerian government to explain the military’s role in attacks by suspected Islamic Fulani militants against Christians in the northern Kaduna State that left at least 32 dead.
Nigeria: Dozens of Christians murdered in one week of jihadist attacks
Jihadist terrorists in Nigeria murdered dozens of Christians during the week of 5-12 June, in unusually well-planned attacks on churches, International Christian Concern (ICC) reports. Islamic jihadists have murdered more than 43,000 Christians in Nigeria since 2021, but the methods used in last week’s attacks appear to show a heightened level of sophistication and determination.
Kidnappers Release Nigeria’s Anglican Bishop
Nigeria’s kidnapped Anglican Bishop Adeyinka Aderogba, his wife, and their driver have been released after spending 48 hours in captivity, their church confirmed.
Nigeria: Fulani murder 11 in Benue State Christian community, “I suspect a grand plan to annihilate us”
Fulani jihadist militants murdered at least 11 people in Nigeria’s majority-Christian Benue State on June 12, in an ongoing slaughter of Christians in the north of the country, International Christian Concern (ICC) reports.
Nigeria’s Army Questioned As Islamic Militants Kill Dozens Of Christians (Worthy News Investigation)
Pressure mounts on the Nigerian government to explain the military’s role in attacks by suspected Islamic Fulani militants against Christians in the northern Kaduna State that left at least 32 dead.
Gunmen Kidnap Christians In Abuja
Gunmen abducted a Christian father and his teenage daughter from one of Africa’s largest housing estates in Nigeria’s capital Abuja, their neighbor told Worthy News Sunday.
State Department report highlights constitutional violations of religious freedom in Nigeria
The Nigerian government has actively persecuted religion, contrary to the provision of religious freedom in Nigeria’s constitution, the US State Department found in its Annual Report on International Religious Freedom (IRF) published on June 2.