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Hundreds slaughtered as anti-Christian violence in Nigeria rages on
Barnabas Aid reports that around 300 Christians have been killed in one diocese alone, and 27 people died in attacks on three church services as anti-Christian violence in Nigeria continues unabated. The Rt. Rev. Timothy Yahaya, Bishop of Jalingo, Taraba State, in Nigeria’s Middle Belt, told Barnabas Aid that 300 Christians have been killed in his diocese in a series of incidents over the last three weeks. Then on Sunday (29 April), three church services in Northern … Read entire article »
Filed under: Barnabas Aid, Christian, Nigeria, Persecution
Deadly attack on Christians at Nigeria’s Bayero University in Kano
By Dan Wooding KANO, NIGERIA (ANS) – Attackers armed with bombs and guns opened fire at church services Sunday, April 29 at a Nigerian university, killing about 20 people as worshippers tried to flee, witnesses and officials said. “Explosions and gunfire rocked Bayero University in the northern city of Kano, with witnesses reporting that two church services were targeted as they were being held on campus,” said a report from the AFP news agency. One of the services … Read entire article »
Filed under: Assist News Service, Christian, Nigeria, Persecution
Boko Haram declares “war” on Christians in Nigeria
Militant Islamist group Boko Haram has declared “war” on Christians in Nigeria, saying that they are planning coordinated attacks to “eradicate Christians from certain parts of the country”. A spokesman for the group, which has stepped up its violent campaign against Christians in the North since Christmas, said on Sunday (4 March): We will create so much effort to end the Christian presence in our push to have a proper Islamic state that the Christians won’t … Read entire article »
Filed under: Barnabas Aid, Christian, Nigeria, Persecution
Suicide Bombers Attack Worship Service in Jos, Nigeria
By Obed Minchakpu JOS, Nigeria (Compass Direct News) – Two suicide bombers from the Boko Haram Islamist sect drove a car laden with bombs into the worship service of a Church of Christ in Nigeria (COCIN) congregation here this morning, killing at least one Christian girl and injuring dozens of other church members, sources said. A man claiming to be a spokesman for Boko Haram reportedly claimed responsibility for the blast. The two suicide bombers broke through … Read entire article »
Filed under: Christian, Compass Direct, Nigeria, Persecution
Four Christians Killed by Islamist Group Boko Haram in Nigeria – Villages Threatened
Nigeria (Chrisitan Solidarity Worldwide) – Gunmen from the Islamist group Boko Haram gunmen yesterday shot dead four Igbo Christian men in Potiskum town in Yobe State, and threatened to launch an attack on two nearby villages later that evening. The four men were reportedly shot in a vehicle as they were migrating southwards to rejoin their families, who had already moved to that area to escape the violence. Previous attempts to join them had been … Read entire article »
Filed under: Christian, Christian Solidarity Worldwide, Islam, Nigeria
