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Nigerian soldiers shoot and kill Christian mother of five
By Obed Minchakpu BAUCHI, Nigeria (Compass Direct News) – Nigerian soldiers summoned to stop inter-religious fighting between Muslim and Christian youths last week shot and killed a Christian mother of five in the Yelwa area of Bauchi city, according to family and church sources. Soldiers were called in to restore calm following fighting that broke out at a high school soccer match on Thursday (Oct. 20), and later three Muslim soldiers shot and killed Charity Augustine Agbo … Read entire article »
Filed under: Compass Direct, Muslim, Nigeria, Persecution
Muslim Attackers Kill Seventeen Christians in Nigeria
By Dan Wooding Founder of ASSIST Ministries KURUM, NIGERIA – International Christian Concern (ICC) has learned that earlier this week, Muslim attackers killed 17 Christians, including the wife and three children of a pastor, and burned down several Christian homes in the village of Kurum, Bauchi State, Nigeria. “It is not right for anyone to kill another person. Life is precious and a gift from God. Since 1999 in Bauchi state, several Christians have been killed but no one has been brought before justice. The government has to intervene. The government has to be fair to all its citizens,” said Reverend Turbe Ngodem in an interview with ICC. Reverend Ngodem is the General Secretary of Christian Association of Nigeria in Bauchi State. ICC says that since the … Read entire article »
Filed under: Assist News Service, International Christian Concern, Muslim, Nigeria, Persecution
New attacks on Christians despite curfew in Nigeria
Attacks on the Christian community of Bauchi State in central Nigeria are continuing despite the declaration of a comprehensive curfew in the state capital. … Read entire article »
Filed under: Christian, Nigeria, Persecution
