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By INcontext Ministries On 14 April, the Islamic militant group Boko Haram stormed an all-girls secondary school in the village of Chibok in Nigeria’s Borno state, taking hundreds of young women with them asthey disappeared into a remote area along the border with Cameroon. The kidnapping occurred on the same […]
Call for prayer for Christian community in Nigeria Compiled by reports from Fox News , Worthy News/Reuters, Open Doors SA At least 118 people were killed and dozens more were injured in back-to-back car bomb blasts in the crowded business district of the central Nigerian city of Jos on Tuesday afternoon […]
Originally published in Fox News.com Western powers, including the US, UK and France, said on Wednesday they would join the search for hundreds of Nigerian schoolgirls kidnapped by Islamic terrorists, as parents’ frustration grew over the government’s response. A small team of US military personnel is expected to arrive in […]
At least some of the Christian schoolgirls kidnapped by Boko Haram in Nigeria are thought to have been sold as wives to members of the Islamist group and moved to neighbouring Chad and Cameroon.Pogo Bitrus, leader of the Chibok Elders Forum, said that a wedding ceremony had been conducted at […]
By Open Doors SA The Christian enclave of Chibok in Borno State, Nigeria has been thrown into mourning over the mass abduction of girls from a secondary school last week. “Almost every family had a student in the school. Cries of parents could be heard all over the town as […]
Originally published in Christian Telegraph More than 70 people have been killed in a bomb blast at a crowded bus station on the outskirts of Nigeria’s capital, Abuja, officials say, reports Jeremy Reynalds, Senior Correspondent for ASSIST News Service. According to a story by the BBC’s Haruna Tangaza, the explosion […]
By Open Doors SA Nigeria’s largest church network is calling on the country’s president for more protection from Boko Haram attacks. The president, meanwhile, is calling for more prayer. “We will not keep silent amidst the persecution Christians are facing,” declared Rev Ayo Oritsejafor, president of the Christian Association of […]
Originally published in Christian Today The Nigerian President’s spokesman has said that the conflict with Boko Haram is a “war situation”. Speaking to Lagos-based Channels TV on February 28, Doyin Okupe said: “We are dealing with a very, very serious enemy. We are engaged in a war that has been […]
Originally published in Persecution.Org At least 58 students were killed after Islamic militants attacked a secondary school in northeastern Nigeria late Monday night. The militants, suspected to be connected to Boko Haram, blocked the exits of a boys’ dormitory, set it on fire and killed the boys who tried to escape the […]
By World Watch Monitor At least 99 people have died in suspected Boko Haram attacks in two locations in Northern Nigeria on Sunday, January 26. Attackers stormed a Catholic Church in Wada Chakawa village in Adamawa State during a worship service. They fired guns, set off bombs and took hostages. […]