Death Toll in Latest Boko Haram Attack Exceeds 30March 15, 2023 — 03/15/2023 Nigeria (International Christian Concern) - A spokesperson for the UN reported that more than 30 fishermen and farmers were killed in a terrorist attack by Boko Haram in Borno...
U.S. IRF Ambassador Meets with African LeadersJanuary 24, 2023 — 1/24/23 Mauritania (International Christian Concern) – Earlier last week, Rashad Hussain, the United States Ambassador at Large for International Religious Freedom, traveled to Mauritania to meet with several African leaders. Hussain’s...
Nigerian Government Denies Swap Deal After Alleged Release of 101 Boko Haram MilitantsOctober 12, 2022 — 10/12/2022 Nigeria (International Christian Concern) - On October 5, the remaining 23 hostages kidnapped earlier this year from a train by the Islamic militant group Boko Haram were released to...
Six ISWAP Militants Killed in Boko Haram Attack May 23, 2022 — 05/23/2022 Nigeria (International Christian Concern) – On May 22, six Islamic State West African Province (ISWAP) soldiers were killed in a night attack by the Islamic militant group, Boko Haram....
Aid Workers Abducted by Boko Haram in Northeastern NigeriaMarch 18, 2022 — 03/18/2022 Nigeria (International Christian Concern) – On Friday, March 10, seven armed insurgents broke into a humanitarian aid organization compound and abducted an aid worker and two guards. The aid...
Aid Workers Abducted by Boko Haram in Northeastern NigeriaMarch 18, 2022 — 03/18/2022 Nigeria (International Christian Concern) – On Friday, March 10, seven armed insurgents broke into a humanitarian aid organization compound and abducted an aid worker and two guards. The aid...
Boko Haram Terrorists Kill 4 Civilians in CameroonNovember 11, 2021 — 11/11/2021 Cameroon (International Christian Concern) – On Wednesday, Boko Haram terrorists killed at least four civilians in an overnight attack in the far-north region of Cameroon. "On Wednesday around 8pm (local...
Boko Haram Terrorists Kill Two Christians in Chibok, NigeriaOctober 17, 2021 — 10/17/2021 Nigeria (International Christian Concern) – At 11am on Tuesday, October 5th, Boko Haram militants descended onto the Shikarkir community in Borno state, shooting sporadically and setting homes ablaze. A source close...
Boy Who Fled Boko Haram Becomes American Chess MasterMay 13, 2021 — 05/13/2021 New York (International Christian Concern) –Tanitoluwa Adewumi, a once-homeless refugee who in 2017 fled Nigeria with his family to escape Christian persecution, has become America’s newest chess master at...
Boko Haram Terrorists Take Town in Niger State April 28, 2021 — 04/28/2021 Nigeria (International Christian Concern) – Boko Haram terrorists have increased their territory by raising their flags in Kaure, a town in Nigeria's northern Niger State. "I am confirming that we have...
US Secretary of State to Meet Nigerian President BuhariApril 26, 2021 — 04/26/2021 Washington, D.C. (International Christian Concern) – In a press release, US Secretary of State Antony Blinken announced today that he will be meeting the president of Nigeria, Muhammadu Buhari, virtually...
On the 7th Anniversary of their Abduction, 112 Chibok Girls Still Missing April 20, 2021 — 04/20/2021 Nigeria (International Christian Concern) – April 14th marked the seventh anniversary of the kidnapping of the Chibok schoolgirls from Borno state in Nigeria. At the time of the incident 276 girls were...
Parents of Abducted Students Oppose Government Ban on Paying RansomsApril 19, 2021 — 04/18/2021 Nigeria (International Christian Concern) – The parents of the 39 students abducted in Nigeria last month continue to oppose the governments ban on paying their child’s ransom to their captors. “The bandits are threatening us,...
ISWAP Releases Video of Attack on Damasak, Nigeria April 15, 2021 — 04/15/2021 Nigeria (International Christian Concern) – The Boko Haram splinter group Islamic State West Africa (ISWAP) released a video on Wednesday showing their weekend attack on the town of Damasak, in Nigeria’s Borno state....
7 Killed, 5,000 Displaced in Nigeria After Suspected Boko Haram Attack April 14, 2021 — 04/14/2021 Nigeria (International Christian Concern) – According to Vanguard News, suspected Boko Haram terrorists launched an attack over the weekend which killed seven and displaced thousands from Adamawa state, northeastern Nigeria. “During...
Terrorist Attack in Northeast Nigeria Targets HumanitariansApril 13, 2021 — 04/13/2021 Nigeria (International Christian Concern) – Militants believed to be connected to Islamic State (IS) attacked a United Nations humanitarian hub in the northeastern Nigerian town of Damasak over the...
