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 kill 36 villagers in Nigeria’s divided Plateau state
Abuja, NigeriaReuters Attackers shot dead at least 36 people and destroyed buildings in a night raid on a village near the central Nigerian city of Jos, officials said, in an area hit by repeated ethnic clashes. The gunmen went house to house killing residents in Yelwa Zangam late on Tuesday, a military spokesman said. Troops […]
Leah Sharibu’s mother pleads with Nigerian president as kidnappers threaten to kill daughter
World Watch Monitor The mother of the Christian girl detained by Boko Haram for over seven months has called on Nigerian President Muhammadu Buhari to secure her daughter’s release. Leah Sharibu, 15, was one of 110 girls kidnapped on 19th February, 2018, from a school in Nigeria’s north-eastern town of Dapchi, in Yobe state. Leah […]
Death toll from weekend of violence in Nigeria’s Plateau state more than 200, not 86 originally claimed, say sources
The death toll from those killed in a weekend of violence in Nigeria’s Plateau state is much higher than the officially released figure of 86, sources have told Morning Star News. That was the figure released by police in Jos following the attacks on Saturday. But the news agency said based on information from residents […]
At least 75 killed in renewed Fulani attacks on Christian community in Nigeria’s Plateau state
World Watch Monitor Up to 3,000 villagers have sought refuge with their relatives in the neighbouring communities. PICTURE: World Watch Monitor No fewer than 75 corpses have been recovered following a string of attacks by Fulani herdsmen on the predominantly Christian community of Miango, in the Bassa local government area of Plateau state, central Nigeria. […]
Religious leaders in Nigeria unite in ‘Appeal of Peace’ after violence in Jos
World Watch Monitor Many young people attended the meeting of Jos together with the Christian and Muslim leaders in Plateau State. PICTURE: Sant’Egidio Nigeria’s Christian and Muslim leaders have called for peace following a recent surge of violence in the central state of Plateau. On 14th September, three people lost their lives after an eruption […]
Further killings reported in wake of massacre in Jos, Nigeria
BosNewsLife A group of Muslim herdsmen disguised as soldiers “butchered” and then burned over a dozen Christians Wednesday, 17th March, in a small Christian village in central Nigeria, near the location where hundreds were killed last week, witnesses and officials said. The attackers were also seen cutting out most of the victims’ tongues, in the […]
Human rights agencies call for “prompt investigation” into massacre in Jos, Nigeria
Human rights groups are putting pressure on the Nigerian Government to ensure the prompt investigation into a massacre in which hundreds of Christians are believed to have been killed earlier this month. Human rights organisations Christian Solidarity Worldwide and Human Rights Watch are among those who have called on the Acting President, Goodluck Jonathan, to […]