Islamist Nigerian militants press attacks against Christians to foment religious war
Abuja, Nigeria RNS Islamist Fulani militants in the central Nigerian state of Plateau are continuing an anti-Christian killing spree that began with a devastating Christmas-time attack that left almost 200 Christians dead and hundreds others injured. On 18th February, six people were ambushed, with one killed and others injured, including a woman who was raped. […]
Gunmen in Nigeria kidnap 40 worshippers from church
Kaduna, Nigeria Reuters Gunmen abducted 40 people from a church in a remote village in northern Nigeria, a local Christian group said on Monday, in the latest attack against worshippers. Armed gangs, known locally as bandits, have been abducting people from villages, schools and highways mostly in the northwest of the country, where government security […]
Eight killed, 38 kidnapped in latest Nigeria church attacks, says official
Eight people were killed and 38 others kidnapped in an attack on two churches in the northern state of Kaduna on Sunday, an official from the Christian Association of Nigeria said on Monday, weeks after a similar deadly attack in the south west. The attack occurred during the morning service of a Catholic and Baptist church […]
Two Nigeria churches attacked; worshippers killed, abducted
Abuja, Nigeria AP Gunmen attacked two churches in rural north-western Nigeria on Sunday, killing three people, witnesses and a state official said, weeks after a similar attack in the West African nation left 40 worshippers dead. The attack in Kajuru area of Kaduna State targeted four villages, resulting in the abduction of unspecified number of […]
Abducted prelate of Nigeria Methodist church regains freedom
Abuja, Nigeria AP The head of the Methodist Church Nigeria regained his freedom a day after being kidnapped by unknown gunmen in the country’s south-east, police told The Associated Press late Monday. Samuel Kanu Uche was kidnapped on Sunday along with two other senior clerics along a highway in the Umunneochi area in south-eastern Abia […]
Prelate of Nigeria Methodist church abducted in south-east
Abuja, Nigeria AP Gunmen have kidnapped the prelate of the Methodist Church Nigeria, police said Monday, in an incident that once again mirrors the troubling security challenges in the West African nation. His Eminence Samuel Kanu Uche was kidnapped Sunday along a highway in the Umunneochi area in Nigeria’s southeastern Abia state, police spokesperson Geoffrey […]
Gunmen abduct three Catholic seminarians in Nigeria’s north-west
Lagos, Nigeria AP Gunmen seized three student priests from a Catholic seminary in Nigeria’s north-west Kaduna state, police and school authorities said Tuesday. The assailants stormed the Christ The King Major Seminary late Monday night and opened fire at the cafeteria where five of the students were sitting after dinner, according to Rev Joseph Hayab, […]
Across Africa, hijab in schools divides Christians and Muslims
Nairobi, KenyaRNS In its traditional form, religious veils worn by Muslim women signify modesty and privacy. Fashions range from simple scarves known as “khimaars” to head-to-toe cloaks known as abayas or burqas. But in any form, wearing hijab is regarded as an act of worship or a statement of Muslim faith, and recently, the religious […]
Boko Haram executes Brethren pastor in north-east Nigeria
Jos, NigeriaMorning Star News Rev Lawan Andimi had a treasured life – loving family, an affectionate congregation, respect from his colleagues. The kidnapped district chairman of the Church of the Brethren in Nigeria (EYN) in Michika County, in north-east Nigeria’s Adamawa state, had stated in a video that he trusted in God should he lose his life to […]
Kidnapped – and tortured, Baptist pastor in Nigeria freed after 17 days
Morning Star News A Baptist pastor kidnapped last month in Nigeria was released over the weekend after his family and Christian leaders paid a ransom, sources said. Muslim Fulani herdsmen in Kaduna state, who abducted Rev Elisha Noma on 14th August, received three million naira ($US8,181) before freeing him on Saturday (31st August), the chairman […]