Ignored genocide: Most prominent Christian leader in Nigeria executed by ISIS

Posted on Jan 22, 2020 in Africa, boko haram, Christian, Christian Persecution, Christian Persecution - Africa, church, isis, Jordan, Muslim, Nigeria, terrorist, United Nations, Worthy News

The leader of the Christian Association of Nigeria, who has often spoken on behalf of Christians taken captive and slain at the hands of Muslims in the unfolding Nigerian genocide, was himself executed by ISIS-linked terrorist group Boko Haram on Tuesday after enduring almost a month of captivity.

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Dozens of Christians killed in ‘systematic’ Muslim Fulani raids in Nigeria

Posted on Jan 17, 2020 in boko haram, Christian, Christian Persecution, Christian Persecution - Africa, Jordan, Muslim, Nigeria, UK, Worthy News

A mother and six-month-old baby were among those kidnapped in Nigeria in raids by Muslim Fulani herders that began Jan. 6 and saw 35 casualties.

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Al Shabaab strikes Kenya school, killing three Christian teachers

Posted on Jan 15, 2020 in Africa, Al Shabaab, boko haram, Christian, Christian Persecution, Christian Persecution - Africa, isis, islam, jihad, Jordan, Kenya, Muslim, Worthy News

Al Shabaab extremists killed three Christian teachers in Kenya Monday, the attackers justifying the carnage by saying it was impermissible for ‘infidels’ to teach children.

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Muslim herdsmen kill a dozen more Christians in Nigeria

Posted on Jan 13, 2020 in Africa, boko haram, Christian, Christian Persecution, Christian Persecution - Africa, isis, islam, Jordan, Muslim, Nigeria, Security, UK, Worthy News

Muslim Fulani herdsmen killed 13 Christians in Plateau State, Nigeria on Wednesday, Jan. 8, adding to a body count that has seen scores of Christian farmers murdered by the pastoralists in the last few years.

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Nigerian church leader kidnapped, hostage video released

Posted on Jan 8, 2020 in boko haram, Christian, Christian Persecution, Christian Persecution - Africa, church, Egypt, Faith, islam, Islamic State, Israel, Jordan, Muslim, Nigeria, terrorist, UK, Worthy News

Islamic extremists kidnapped a leader of the Church of the Brethren in Nigeria on January 2, a video appearing a few days later of the pastor expressing his faith in God and asking for release.

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18 Christians killed by ISIS in Nigeria on Christmas Eve and Christmas

Posted on Dec 27, 2019 in abu bakr al baghdadi, Africa, boko haram, Christian, Christian Persecution, Christian Persecution - Africa, Iraq, isis, islam, Islamic State, Nigeria, Syria, terrorist, Worthy News

ISIS-affiliated terrorists in Nigeria killed 11 people, many assumed to be Christians, on Christmas day, following the slaying of 7 Christians in Borno State by the organization on Christmas eve.

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