Originally published in Morning Star News Investigators have concluded that a trailer truck driver intentionally crashed into an Easter procession in Nigeria, killing six Christians, sources said. More than 30 Christians were hospitalised when the truck on April 21 rammed an Easter Monday procession in Billiri, Gombe state, northeast Nigeria, […]
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Seven Christian mourners killed on Monday as jihadist attacks surge in Nigeria
Originally published in My Christian Daily Boko Haram terrorists on Monday April 28 attacked a predominantly Christian community in Borno state, northeast Nigeria, killing seven Christians and setting homes and church buildings ablaze, residents said. The militants attacked Kwaple village in Chibok County, said area resident James Musa. “Kwaple village […]
3 462 Christians murdered in Nigeria in 2021
Originally published in Christian Headlines More than 3 000 Christians have been killed in Nigeria this year by Muslim militants amidst a massive wave of persecution that also has resulted in 300 churches being threatened, attacked or destroyed, according to a new report. The report by the International Society for Civil […]
1 500 Christians killed in Nigeria in first four months of this year
Originally published in Christian Today A staggering 1 470 Christians were killed by Islamist jihadists in Nigeria in the first four months of 2021, a non-profit in the country has said. The claim came in a report by the Intersociety for Civil Liberty and Rule of Law, which said that another 2 […]