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 »
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Somali Woman Whipped in Public for Converting from Islam
NAIROBI, Kenya (Compass Direct News) — A Somali convert from Islam was paraded before a cheering crowd last month and publicly flogged as a punishment for embracing a “foreign religion,” sources said. Sofia Osman, a 28-year-old Christian from Janale city in Somali’as Lower Shabelle region, had been taken into custody by Islamic extremist al Shabaab militants in November; the public whipping was meant to mark her release. She received 40 lashes on Dec. 22 while jeered … Read entire article »
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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 »
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Muslim Extremists in Uganda Throw Acid on Bishop
By Simba Tian KAMPALA, Uganda (Compass Direct News) – Islamic extremists threw acid on a church leader on Christmas Eve shortly after a seven-day revival at his church, leaving him with severe burns that have blinded one eye and threaten the sight in the other. Bishop Umar Mulinde, 37, a sheikh (Islamic teacher) before his conversion to Christianity, was attacked on Saturday night (Dec. 24) outside his Gospel Life Church International building in Namasuba, about 10 kilometers … Read entire article »
Filed under: Christian, Islam, Persecution, Uganda
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 »
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