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Nigeria
Muslim Youths Destroy Church Buildings, Pastor’s Home    Published in 2010
LAGOS, Nigeria, May 21 (CDN) — Scores of Muslim youths on Wednesday (May 19) besieged church property in Kano state in northern Nigeria, destroying two church buildings and a pastor’s residence.   One of the buildings and the pastor’s house were set ablaze on the premises ....
Two Church of Christ in Nigeria Journalists Killed in Jos    Published in 2010
LAGOS, Nigeria, April 27 (CDN) — The killing of Christians in Jos, Plateau state in Nigeria continued over the weekend with two journalists and five other persons falling victim to Muslim youth gangs. Nathan S. Dabak, an assistant editor at a newspaper of the Church of Christ in ....
Pastor, Wife Killed in Northern Nigeria    Published in 2010
LAGOS, Nigeria, April 20 (CDN) — Suspected Islamic extremists last week abducted and killed a Church of Christ in Nigeria pastor and his wife in Boto village, Bauchi state in northern Nigeria.   The Rev. Ishaku Kadah, 48, and his 45-year-old wife Selina were buried on ....
Second Wave of Attacks Near Jos, Nigeria Leaves 13 Christians Dead    Published in 2010
LAGOS, Nigeria, March 17 (CDN) — Less than two weeks after a massive attack in Nigeria that killed 500 Christians, Muslim Fulani herdsmen today unleashed more horrific violence on two Christian villages in Plateau state, killing 13 persons, including a pregnant woman and children. ....
Islamic Assailants Kill Hundreds of Christians Near Jos    Published in 2010
LAGOS, Nigeria, March 8 (CDN) — An uneasy calm prevailed in Plateau state, Nigeria today following the killing of hundreds of Christians early yesterday morning in three farming villages near Jos by ethnic Fulani Muslims. The mostly ethnic Berom victims included many women and ....
Christians in Nigeria Decry Police Inaction in Church Burnings    Published in 2010
LAGOS, Nigeria, February 26 (CDN) — The head of the Christian Association of Nigeria (CAN) in Zamfara state told Compass that he was disappointed in the lack of response by state police to recent church burnings by Muslim youths.   “It is unfortunate that there has been no ....
Death Toll of Christians 48 in Jos, Nigeria Clash    Published in 2010
LAGOS, Nigeria, January 27 (CDN) — Two pastors and 46 other Christians have been confirmed killed in the outbreak of violence 10 days ago in Jos, Plateau state in Nigeria, according to the Christian Association of Nigeria (CAN). In the religious clash, triggered when Muslim youths ....
Anglican Archbishop Kidnapped in Southern Nigeria    Published in 2010
LAGOS, Nigeria, January 26 (CDN) — Gunmen are still holding the Anglican archbishop of Benin diocese in southern Nigeria’s Edo state after abducting him on Sunday (Jan. 24). Peter Imasuen, who is also the state chairman of the Christian Association of Nigeria (CAN), was abducted in ....
Christians in Jos, Nigeria Fear Further Attacks    Published in 2010
LAGOS, Nigeria, January 19 (CDN) — Gunshots and smoke continued to alarm residents of Jos in central Nigeria today, with the Christian community fearing further violence from Muslim youths who on Sunday (Jan. 17) attacked a Catholic church and burned down several other church ....
Death Toll Climbs in Attack by Islamic Sect    Published in 2009
LAGOS, Nigeria, August 7 (CDN) — With 12 Christians, including three pastors, confirmed killed in rioting ignited by an Islamic sect opposed to Western education, the Christian community in northern Nigeria’s Borno state is still counting its losses. The rioting instigated by ....
 
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