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Death Toll Soars In Northern Nigeria
SANTA ANA, Calif. – The number of Christians killed in an Islamic extremist attack in Gombe, Nigeria, on Jan. 5 has risen to nine. Also, over the weekend Boko Haram extremists killed at least 21 Christians in neighboring Adamawa state, sources told Compass Direct News. Members of the Boko Haram group that seeks to impose Sharia (Islamic law) on Nigeria emerged from a mosque near the Deeper Life Bible Church in the Boso area of … Read entire article »
Filed under: Christian, Muslim, Nigeria, Open Doors, Persecution
Christians warned by Islamist militants in Nigeria to leave north within 3 days
By Michael Ireland, Senior International Correspondent, ASSIST News Service NIGERIA (ANS) — The militant Islamist group Boko Haram has issued an ultimatum giving Christians living in northern Nigeria three days to leave the area amid a rising tide of violence there. CNN reports that Boko Haram spokesman, Abul Qaqa, also said late Sunday that Boko Haram fighters are ready to confront soldiers sent to the area under a state of emergency declared in parts of four states … Read entire article »
Filed under: Assist News Service, Christian, Islam, Nigeria, Persecution
40 Dead in Christmas Day Attacks in Nigeria
Over 40 people are thought to have died in a series of Christmas Day bomb and gun attacks that targeted churches and members of the security services in five states in northern and central Nigeria. The Islamist militia Boko Haram has claimed responsibility for the attacks, which occurred in Niger, Plateau, Yobe, Adamawa and Borno States. The majority of fatalities occurred at St Theresa’s Catholic Church in Madalla, Niger State, where bombers in a vehicle … Read entire article »
Filed under: Christian, Christian Solidarity Worldwide, Muslim, Nigeria, Persecution
Five Christians Slain in Another Assault in Kaduna, Nigeria
By Obed Minchakpu UNGWAN RAMI, Nigeria (Compass Direct News) – Local Islamists and Muslim Fulani herdsmen attacked a Christian community in Kaduna state on Monday (Dec. 19), killing five people and wounding six, area sources said, just nine days after a deadly attack on a Christian community in Kukum Gida in the same local government area. The Muslim assailants, brandishing firearms and machetes, attacked Christians in Ungwan Rami village of Kaura Local Government Area at 10 p.m. … Read entire article »
Filed under: Compass Direct, Islam, Muslim, Nigeria, Persecution
Christian Woman Killed in Nigeria’s Kaduna State
KAGORO, Nigeria (Compass Direct News) – A Muslim villager in Kaduna state allegedly helped Fulani herdsmen and other Muslims from nearby Kafanchan to ambush a Christian settlement, resulting in the death of one woman and gunshot wounds to two other Christians on Dec. 10, area sources said. Musa Blak, 60, told Compass how gunmen lurking behind trees outside his home killed his wife, Kunam Musa Blak, and wounded him and his cousin, 48-year-old Monday Blai … Read entire article »
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