Nigeria Archives - Page 28 of 34 - Christian Persecution Information

Christians in Nigeria being killed by Muslim Fulani herdsmen

April 15, 2020

Two Christians in Benue State, Nigeria were beheaded Monday by Muslim Fulani herdsmen, Morning Star News reported. Another Christian was shot dead on Saturday by a group of herdsman in Bokkos county, Plateau state. These are the latest in ongoing murderous attacks on Nigerian Christians. Nigeria ranked second in Open Doors’ 2020 World Watch List of countries where Christians are killed for their faith, after Pakistan.

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More Christians killed in Nigeria as government continues to look the other way

April 13, 2020

A pastor and three members of his congregation were killed in Nigeria in April, as lack of a response by government authorities to Islamist Fulani herdsmen attacks continues to leave Christians vulnerable.

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Many Christians displaced in Nigeria by Muslim Fulani herdsmen attacks

April 9, 2020

Recent attacks by Muslim Fulani herdsmen against Nigerian Christians have left many people displaced and women and children without adequate food and shelter, according to a Nigerian Christian leader.

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Attacks by Muslim Fulani against Nigerian Christians continue unabated

April 7, 2020

Muslim Fulani herdsmen have killed more than 60 Christians in the last month in Nigeria, confirming a warning in January by a major Christian watchdog group that genocide was looming.

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Many more Christians killed in Nigeria than was once thought

March 15, 2020

A Nigerian civil society grouped has traced the genocidal activities of Muslim groups in that country and found that earlier estimates of the numbers of Christians killed over the last few years were far too modest.

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Nigerian government acknowledges for first time that Christians are being targeted by Islamic terrorists

March 2, 2020

The Nigerian government has done an about-face in regard to its assessment of Boko Haram and Islamic State West Africa Province (ISWAP) attacks that have slain thousands of Christians in the last few years.

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Displaced Nigerian Christians describe Boko Haram terrorism

February 25, 2020

Nigerian Christians living in a refugee camp as a result of Boko Haram attacks recently described the onslaught believers have been enduring by the ISIS-linked terror group, which has left 2.5 million Nigerians in a state of internal displacement.

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Boko Haram sets Nigerian town alight along with five churches

February 24, 2020

Boko Haram militants invaded a town in northeast Nigeria on Friday, burning five churches and opening fire indiscriminately on residents, who fled into the mountains.

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Nigerian Christian teenager captive of terrorists for two years, her condition still unknown

February 20, 2020

Wednesday was the two-year anniversary of Nigerian teenager Leah Sharibu's kidnapping by the terrorist group Boko Haram, who enslaved her for life for her refusal to renounce Jesus.

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Five million march in Nigeria against slaughter of Christians

February 10, 2020

Five million people in Nigeria marched against Islamic extremist terror on Sunday, culminating a three-day fast organized by the Christian Association of Nigeria.

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