Lekan Otufodunrin

Pastor, Wife Killed in Northern NigeriaSuspected 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 April 17 after unidentified assailants reportedly whisked them from their church…

Islamic Assailants Kill Hundreds of Christians Near Jos, Nigeria An uneasy calm prevailed in Plateau state, Nigeria, Monday following the killing of hundreds of Christians early Sunday morning in three farming villages near Jos by ethnic Fulani Muslims. The mostly ethnic Berom victims included many women and children killed with machetes by rampaging Fulani herdsmen.…

The head of the Christian Association of Nigeria (CAN) in Zamfara state told Compass Direct News 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 response from the police, and even the state governor has refused to…

Gunmen are still holding the Anglican archbishop of Benin diocese in southern Nigeria’s Edo state after abducting him on Sunday. Peter Imasuen, who is also the state chairman of the Christian Association of Nigeria (CAN), was abducted in front of his official residence on his way back from a church service. The kidnappers are reportedly…

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 attacked a Catholic church and burned down several other church buildings. A 24-hour curfew imposed yesterday in Jos and the suburb of Bukuru by the Plateau state government was…