Tag: Nigerian Christians

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 […]

Rising from the remnants: restoring God’s kingdom and serving persecuted Christians in Nigeria

Originally published by Global Christian Relief Against the azure Nigerian sky, Milka stands with quiet confidence — a far cry from the terrified 12-year-old who fled through the night in 2014 when Boko Haram militants stormed her village. “We started running, running, running,” she recalled, her fluent English carrying the weight of memories still […]

‘Horrendous miscarriage of justice’, says advocate as top Nigerian court upholds death sentence for Christian farmer resisting attackers

Originally published in My Christian Daily The Supreme Court of Nigeria on Friday March 7 upheld the death sentence for a Christian who defended himself against an attack by Fulani herdsmen. Calling the ruling a “horrendous miscarriage of justice”, attorney and international human rights advocate Emmanuel Ogebe said in a […]

Thousands of Christians in Nigeria displaced after latest Boko Haram attacks

Originally published in My Christian Daily Boko Haram is escalating attacks on Christian communities in Chibok, Borno state, displacing more than 4 000 Christians in recent days. In a series of coordinated raids, Boko Haram targeted the Christian villages of Njila, Banziir, Shikarkir, and Yirmirmug, burning homes, torching churches, and […]

Fulanis in Nigeria kill more Christians than Boko Haram and ISWAP, report says

Originally published in Christian Today Fulani herdsmen and other “bandit” terrorists often allied with them killed more civilians in Nigeria over a four-year period than Islamic extremist groups Boko Haram and Islamic State West Africa Province (ISWAP), a new report states. “Other Terrorist Groups,” commonly called “Fulani bandits,” killed 12 039 […]