Originally published in World Watch Monitor US President Donald Trump decried the killings of Christians in Nigeria as he met with the country’s president, Muhammadu Buhari, in Washington yesterday (April 30). Nigeria has been plagued by violence attributed to Fulani herdsmen in the Middle Belt and northeast. Benue state has […]
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Boko Haram releases 82 Chibok schoolgirls
Originally published in World and Christian Headlines Eighty-two of the kidnapped Chibok schoolgirls have been released by their Boko Haram captors, according to a report from The Christian Post. The nearly 300 girls were abducted three years ago, and while several of them were released previously, were able to escape, […]
Boko Haram frees 21 kidnapped Chibok schoolgirls in Nigeria
Originally published in Christian Today. More than 20 schoolgirls kidnapped by Islamist group Boko Haram in Nigeria in 2014 have been released, Nigeria’s government confirmed on Thursday. “The release of the girls…is the outcome of negotiations between the administration and the Boko Haram brokered by the International Red Cross and […]
After two years two of snatched Chibok girls rescued
A second schoolgirl from the more than 200 seized in the Nigerian town of Chibok by the Boko Haram terror group, has been rescued, the Nigerian army says, reports Assist News Service. Army spokesman Col Usman Sani Lukashenka said more details about the operation would be provided later. “This comes […]
