RELEASE – Demonstration in Omaha to Free the Slaves of Nigeria
For Immediate Release June 3, 2021 Committee to Free Nigerian Slaves Calls for an End to Modern-Day Bondage WASHINGTON, D.C. — On Saturday, June 5, at 10 A.M., the Committee…
Christian teen Leah Sharibu, held captive by Boko Haram
NIGERIA – Three Years Later: Leah Sharibu Is Still Missing
Save the Persecuted Christians | February 17, 2021 Human Rights Activists Call on Nigeria to Secure Christian Teen’s Release from Boko Haram WASHINGTON, D.C. — Feb. 19, 2021 marks three years…
NIGERIA – Bishop Kuka Gets Fresh International Appointment From The Pope
Newspot Nigeria | January 19, 2021 The Bishop of Sokoto Diocese, Matthew Hassan Kukah has been appointed by Pope Francis as a member of the Dicastery for the Promotion of Human…
RELEASE – United States Takes Action Against Violators of Religious Freedom
Save the Persecuted Christians | December 16, 2020 CONTACT:Hamilton Strategies, Media@HamiltonStrategies.com, Nick DiFazio, 610.584.1096, ext. 104, or Deborah Hamilton, ext. 102 Save the Persecuted Christians Applauds the Designation of Nigeria as a…
RELEASE – Save the Persecuted Christians Responds to Recent Attacks in Northeastern Nigeria
Save the Persecuted Christians | December 1, 2020 ‘There Must Be Accountability for These Violent Attacks’ WASHINGTON— Many civilians are dead after armed men on motorcycles gruesomely attacked agricultural workers in northeastern…
NIGERIA – Four Killed and Others Abducted in Recent Fulani Militant Attacks
International Christian Concern | November 13, 2020 Luka Binniyat of the Southern Kaduna People’s Union (SOKAPU) has reported another attack in Southern Kaduna. This attack reportedly took place on Friday,…
RELEASE – Save the Persecuted Christians Encourages Attendance Side-Events to the Polish Ministerial to Advance Religious Freedom
For Immediate Release | November 10, 2020 ‘Christians Have a Responsibility to Inform Themselves’ WASHINGTON—Save the Persecuted Christians (STPC), a leading international human rights advocacy group which works on behalf of hundreds of…
NIGERIA – ‘Why are you killing Christians?’ Trump asked Nigeria’s president
World Israeli News | November 2, 2020 “Why are you killing Christians?” US President Donald J. Trump apparently shocked his Nigerian counterpart, Muhammadu Buhari, by asking this question the first…
RELEASE – STPC Draws Attention to Hidden Genocide and Christian Persecution in Nigeria
For Immediate Release | October 27, 2020 Nigerian Christians Join #EndSARS Protests toShine Spotlight on Nigerian Government’s Problems WASHINGTON — Save the Persecuted Christians (STPC), which advocates on behalf of hundreds of millions of…
NIGERIA – Boko Haram Jihadists Kill 14 Farmers in Northeast Nigeria
The Defense Post | October 13, 2020 Fighters from the Boko Haram jihadist group killed 14 farmers in restive northeast Nigeria, members of a government-backed militia said Tuesday. The sources…
NIGERIA – Twin Sisters Kidnapped, Pastor and Three Other Christians Killed in Nigeria
Morning Star News | September 22, 2020 A church elder was shot as his daughters were kidnapped in northwest Nigeria on Friday (Sept. 18), days after a pastor and three…
NIGERIA – Christian Leaders and Congressmen Call for Action in Nigerian Christian Genocide
Decision Magazine | Jerry Pierce | September 17, 2020 As Boko Haram and Fulani herdsmen continue murders and kidnappings, groups press for U.S. special envoy The United States must act…
NIGERIA – 7,000 sign petition asking EU, UK to bar el-Rufai
Punch | Eniola Akinkuotu | September 16, 2020 Amid reports that the United States Government has placed a visa restriction on Kaduna State Governor, Nasir el-Rufai, at least 7,000 people…
NIGERIA – Boko Haram violence affecting children’s mental health in Borno
The Sun | Timothy Olanrewaju | Septembere 10, 2020 International medical volunteer organisation Medecins Sans Frontieres (MSF) has said that the decades long Boko Haram insurgency in North-East Nigeria has…
NIGERIA – Evangelical pastor, 2 others killed in Nigeria in Fulani attack; 7 abducted
Christian Post | Samuel Smith | September 8, 2020 The Rev. Alubara Audu from the Evangelical Church Winning All denomination in Nigeria was murdered along with two others during a…
NIGERIA – Six million Nigerians flee Boko Haram terror attacks in 10 years, says report
The Guardian | Adelowo Adebumiti | September 3, 2020 In the last 10 years, an estimated six million Nigerians have fled their homes for fear of extermination, abduction, and other…
NIGERIA – VIOLENCE AGAINST CHRISTIANS IN NIGERIA ESCALATES YEARLY
TAB Media | September 1, 2020 With every passing year, the body count grows larger, and tales of violence — rapes, beheadings, mutilations, kidnappings, torching of homes and fields —…
NIGERIA – Islamic Extremists Kidnap Young Girl and Others After Failed Attack on Pastor’s House
CBN News | Steve Warren | August 31, 2020 After a failed attack on a local pastor's house in Kaduna State, Nigeria, in which shots were fired, Islamic extremists abducted…
RELEASE – “The Quiet Genocide,” Dr. Oluwasayo “Sayo” Ajiboye’s Mission Africa International Report
Save the Persecuted Christians | August 31, 2020 Save the Persecuted Christians says, “This is ISIS 2.0!” …“This Crucial Report Demands a Response from the World. We Must Not Be Quiet About…
NIGERIA – Radical Muslims Wage War for Control of Nigeria, Christians Suffering ‘Massive Attacks’
Christian Broadcast News | George Thomas | August 26, 2020 Nigeria is facing a serious threat from Islamic terrorist groups. Militant Muslims are waging an insurgency to overthrow the government…
AFRICA – Coronavirus compounds and exacerbates persecution already experienced by Christians oppressed for their faith
Keep the Faith | August 25, 2020 The coronavirus has turned the screw dramatically on Christians who are already oppressed for their faith, warns charity Open Doors UK & Ireland. For thousands, having lost their jobs and being last in…
NIGERIA – Pastor, 16-Year-Old Girl Among Latest 11 Christians Murdered in Nigeria
Christian Broadcast News | August 24, 2020 A 16-year-old girl, a father of nine children, and a church pastor were among 11 Christians killed by Muslim Fulani extremists last week…
NIGERIA – Pastor, 10 others slaughtered by radical Muslim Fulani Herders in Nigeria
Christian Post | Anugrah Kumar | August 22, 2020 In yet another series of attacks on Christians in Nigeria, armed Muslim Fulani herdsmen this week killed 11 people, including a…
NIGERIA – NBA withdraws El-Rufai’s invitation as guest speaker
Elombah News | August 20, 2020 The Nigerian Bar Association (NBA) has withdrawn the invitation issued to the governor of Kaduna State, Malam Nasir el-Rufai, following protests from some lawyers.…
NIGERIA – Boko Haram members attack Borno community and abduct over 100 persons
Linda Ikeji's Blog | August 19, 2020 Suspected members of the Boko Haram sect have attacked Kukawa, a town in Borno State, and reportedly abducted over 100 persons. According to sources in the…
NIGERIA – “We Have No Other Protection but Him.”
International Christian Concern | August 17, 2020 Many structures in Nigeria are made with simple clay bricks, including many of the country’s homes and churches. In Kangbro and Marish villages,…
NIGERIA – The Ignored Genocide of Christians in Nigeria
Gatestone Institute| Raymond Ibrahim | August 16, 2020 The mass slaughter of Christians in Nigeria, which some international observers have classified as genocide, is reaching unprecedented levels. According to an August 4 report, at…
RELEASE – Christian Community Forcefully Placed under Muslim Rule in Nigeria’s Kaduna State
Save the Persecuted Christians | August 10, 2020 Save the Persecuted Christians’ Adara Chiefdom Report: People Threatened, Attacked and Killed Following Unlawful Dissolution WASHINGTON — Human rights advocates are calling for investigations and aid…
NIGERIA – Al Qaeda-linked group claims attack in northwestern Nigeria
Long War Journal | Caleb Weiss | August 8, 2020 Jamaat al-Ansar al-Muslimeen fi Bilad al-Sudan, better known as Ansaru, reported yesterday that its men were behind a recent attack…
NIGERIA – Knights of Columbus to report on Christian persecution in Nigeria
Catholic News Agency | August 6, 2020 The Knights of Columbus announced a new initiative Thursday to report on Christian persecution in Nigeria, where at least 60,000 Christians have been…
NIGERIA – 14 Baptist church members killed during suspected Fulani massacre in Nigeria
Christian Post | Blake Fussell | August 5, 2020 Fourteen members of a Baptist church in the Kogi state of Nigeria were reportedly killed during a raid by suspected Fulani…
NIGERIA – Scrap aid to Nigeria until Christians are safe
The Conservative Woman | Kathy Gyngell | August 4, 2020 BRITAIN’S foreign aid programme, as we’ve written before in these pages, is riddled with a lack of accountability; its ineffectiveness…
NIGERIA – ICON Launches New Report Proving Nigerian Genocide
Missions Box | August 3, 2020 The International Committee on Nigeria (ICON), a nonprofit working to secure a future for all Nigerians, launched a new Data Tome (“report”) today proving…
RELEASE – Reports Confirm Undeniable Genocide against Christians, Says International Committee on Nigeria
Save the Persecuted Christians | July 31, 2020 STPC’s Frank Gaffney: ‘Nigeria Is Imploding. We Have a Chance to Keep It from Going Completely Bad’ WASHINGTON — A decades-long genocidal campaign against…
NIGERIA – Pastor, 5-Year-Old Boy among 10 Christians Killed in Herdsmen Attacks in Nigeria
Morning Star News | July 28, 2020 Muslim Fulani herdsmen on Friday (July 24) killed a church pastor, a 5-year-old boy and eight other Christians in attacks in north-central Nigeria,…
NIGERIA – ‘Beyond reprehensible’: Christian aid workers executed in Nigeria
Catholic News Agency | July 28, 2020 The United States Commission on International Religious Freedom released a statement on Tuesday condemning the execution of five aid workers kidnapped by an…
NIGERIA – Borno: 10 Soldiers Killed In Fresh Boko Haram Ambush
Sahara Reports | July 27, 2020 At least 10 Nigerian soldiers have been killed and several others missing after an ambush by Boko Haram insurgents in Borno State. The attack…
NIGERIA – Boko Haram militants kill five hostages kidnapped in Nigeria’s northeast, UN says
CNN | Bukola Adebayo | July 23, 2020 Boko Haram militants have killed five hostages, including four aid workers, who were abducted last month in northeastern Nigeria, a UN spokeswoman…
NIGERIA – 2,732 people killed in Nigeria between April and June – Report
Premium Times | Kunle Sanni | July 23, 2020 An estimated 2,732 people were killed in 33 states and the FCT in three months, a new report by a Lagos…
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