Nigerian Islamists force Christian Women to Convert
Boko Haram has begun a vicious campaign of forced enslavement and conversion to Islam against Nigeria’s Christians.
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Nigeria: Muslim Herdsmen Slaughter Christians
Muslim herdsmen are suspected to have slaughtered Christians like cattle in coordinated attacks on four Plateau state villages in central Nigeria early Tuesday morning, according to Morning Star News.
Nigerian Islamist Groups Finally Designated Terrorist Organizations
The violent Islamist group Boko Haram and its splinter cell, Ansaru, have finally been designated as Foreign Terrorist Organizations by the United States.
Islamist Agenda Enforced in Nigerian States
Although nine of Nigeria’s 37 states are now under Islamic law, its penalties are enforced to different degrees of strictness, according to BarnabasAid.
Nigeria: Muslim herdsmen kill 15 Christians
Herdsmen killed 15 Christians in Nigeria’s Kaduna state early Saturday morning when Fulani Muslims assaulted the Christian village of Zangang.
Nigeria: Demolition of Church Buildings
In Nigeria’s Borno state, Christian leaders last week decried the government’s plan to demolish 25 Christian buildings in order to make room for a housing project, according to Morning Star News.
Nigeria: Muslim Mob Injures Church Leaders, Choir
Recently a mob of Muslims injured members of an Anglican church in Nasarawa state, Nigeria, all because of a minor dispute, according to Morning Star news.
Genocide of Christians in Nigeria
Instead of sectarian strife, Islamic terrorism sanctioned by state-sponsored discrimination against Christians in northern Nigeria has led to outright genocide, the general secretary of the Christian Association of Nigeria told Morning Star News.
Nigeria: Pastor’s Daughter Allegedly Kidnapped, Forced to Convert
A pastor’s daughter in Nigeria has been abducted by a Muslim leader who forced her to convert to Islam in a sharia court.
Christians Slain by Islamists in Nigeria
In the latest of a series of attacks this year in the Wase area of Plateau state, Nigeria, Fulani Muslims killed one Christian and destroyed church buildings in four villages Tuesday.
Nigeria: Boko Haram Kills Pastor, Destroys Four Churches
Suspected members of Boko Haram attacked four settlements in Nigeria’s Borno State, killing a pastor and torching four churches, according to AllAfrica Global Media.
Muslim Militants shoot Christian leader
A Nigerian Christian leader was killed Wednesday after armed militants burst into his home, according to BNL news service.
Amnesty for violent Islamist sect?
African Christians are divided over a proposal to grant amnesty to the militant members of Boko Haram, the violent Islamist sect whose bombings have killed thousands of believers and destroyed hundreds of their churches in northern Nigeria.
Is Sectarian War stewing in Nigeria?
Since Nigeria’s government has proved itself incapable of protecting the country’s Christians, the militant Movement for the Emancipation of the Niger Delta has pledged to protect them by targeting Islamic institutions with retaliatory violence.
Peace for Christians, Muslims in Kaduna
Peace overtures between Christians and Muslims in Kaduna state, Nigeria, briefly became a reality as both religions joined together on Easter Monday to celebrate, according to allAfrica news.
Nigeria Christians Mourn Their Dead After Massacre, Attacks
Christians in central Nigeria could mourn their dead Sunday, February 24, after the massacre of a Christian family while sectarian clashes killed one person and left churches, homes and mosques burnt, officials said.
Nigeria Militants Kill 23 For Disobeying Islamic Law; Christians Tense
Minority Christians in northern Nigeria were on edge Thursday, January 24, after militants killed at least 23 people for disobeying Islamic religious law, known as Sharia, residents said.
Gunmen attack Nigerian Christians at Christmas
‘Twas the night before Christmas, and all through the state, not a Christian was stirring, because those who dared attend services in Nigeria that night risked their very lives.
At least twelve Christians were killed by gunmen in separate attacks; the assailants are suspected to be militant members of Boko Haram, an Islamist group that has already killed nearly 100 Christians around Christmas in Nigeria over the past three years.
Will Boko Haram rate an FTO designation?
Christian groups have petitioned the U.S. government to designate the African Islamist group Boko Haram as a Foreign Terrorist Organization, but that designation is opposed by Nigeria’s own government.
Nigeria Militants Kill 10 Christians, Burn Churches
Suspected Islamic militants have killed at least ten Christians, including a pastor, and torched several churches in the latest anti-Christian violence to hit Nigeria, a well-informed human rights group confirmed.