Over 8,000 Nigerian Christians Killed or Kidnapped Last Year According to New Report

April 17, 2023 — 04/17/2023 Nigeria (International Christian Concern) - The International Society for Civil Liberties and Rule of Law recently released a report estimating that, in 2022 alone, over 5,000 Nigerian Christians were...

Death Toll in Latest Boko Haram Attack Exceeds 30

March 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...

Christian Orphanage Founder Acquitted of All Charges

January 30, 2023 — 1/30/2023 Nigeria (International Christian Concern) - ICC has previously reported on the arrest of Professor Solomon Tarfa, who, along with his wife, founded Du Merci orphanage in Nigeria’s Kano state in 1996....

U.S. IRF Ambassador Meets with African Leaders

January 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...

Dozens of Christians Killed or Abducted by Extremists in Nigeria

January 3, 2023 — 1/03/2023 Nigeria (International Christian Concern) - On Christmas Day, Fulani militants attacked Angwan Aku Village in Kaduna, a state located in the north of Nigeria. The attack occurred at 10...

Christian Persecution in Nigeria Intensifies, Report Finds

January 2, 2023 — 1/02/2023 Nigeria (International Christian Concern) - United Kingdom-based aid and advocacy group Release International released a report on Wednesday, December 28, entitled "Persecution Trends." The report found that persecution is...

USCIRF ‘Outraged’ by U.S. State Department

December 7, 2022 — 12/07/2022 United States (International Christian Concern) – After the U.S. Department of State announced its recent designations for Countries of Particular Concern (CPC) last Friday, the United States Commission on...

120 Civilians Abducted in Village Raids

November 22, 2022 — 11/22/2022 Nigeria (International Christian Concern) - Unidentified bandits raided four villages in northwestern Nigeria on Sunday, November 20. According to local sources, around 120 people, including women and children, were abducted...

40 Children Abducted by Militants in Northern Nigeria

November 3, 2022 — 11/04/2022 Nigeria (International Christian Concern) - Unidentified militants have abducted 40 children in an attack on a farm in Katsina state, northern Nigeria. Nigerian newspaper ‘The Premium Times reported that...

Fulani Terrorists Slaughter 70 Christians in Central Nigeria

October 26, 2022 — 10/26/2022 Nigeria (International Christian Concern) - According to media outlet Morning Star News, Fulani militants killed more than 70 Christians last week in a village in central Nigeria. The slaughter...

Militants Kill Mother and Daughter at Church Service

October 21, 2022 — 10/21/2022 Nigeria (International Christian Concern) - On Sunday, October 16, two gunmen attacked a church in northern Nigeria’s Kogi state during a worship service. The two gun-wielding assailants rode up...

Three Christians Murdered by ISWAP Militants in Chibok

October 13, 2022 — 10/13/2022 Nigeria (International Christian Concern) - On Tuesday, October 4, Islamic militants murdered three Christians in an attack in northeastern Nigeria. The Christians lived in Njilang village, located in Chibok...

Nigerian Government Denies Swap Deal After Alleged Release of 101 Boko Haram Militants

October 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...

ISWAP Terrorists Kill Two Christian Business Owners

October 5, 2022 — 10/06/2022 Nigeria (International Christian Concern) - On September 24, two militants suspected to belong to the terror group Islamic State West Africa Province (ISWAP) shot and killed two Christians in...

Two Catholic Priests Abducted in Nigeria’s Kaduna State

July 18, 2022 — 07/18/2022 Nigeria (International Christian Concern) - On Friday, July 15, two Catholic priests were kidnapped in Nigeria’s northern Kaduna state. The priests, Father John Mark Cheitnum and Father Denatus Cleopas,...

Biden Delivers First State of the Union Amidst Worsening Global Persecution

March 2, 2022 — 03/02/2022 United States (International Christian Concern) – Yesterday, President Joe Biden delivered his first State of the Union address to Congress. While emphasizing the need for national unity, President Biden’s...

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