23 Boko Haram Terrorists Killed, 150 Hostages Rescued By Nigeria/Cameroon TroopsFebruary 24, 2016 — ICC Note: Nigerian forces in concert with regional allies have ramped up a military offensive against Boko Haram that continues to bear positive results. In the latest news from the...
Nigeria: People Detained by Military Disappear in NortheastFebruary 22, 2016 — ICC Note: Reported numbers in northeast Nigeria suggest that the country's own security forces pose a threat to the local population, sometimes as scary as Boko Haram. Washington Post reports...
Inside a Fulani Herder Attack: Keys to Surviving Nigerian GenocideFebruary 22, 2016 — By Troy Augustine 2/22/16 Jos, Nigeria (International Christian Concern) - Residents of Ude village in Plateau State, central Nigeria were resting in their homes peacefully on Sunday night, February 14,...
Nigerian Troops Rescue 195 Boko Haram Hostages, Ambush Terrorists Near Sambisa Forest: Army SpokesmanFebruary 19, 2016 — ICC Note: Military operations in northern Nigeria fighting Boko Haram have resulted in liberating 195 more hostages. Kidnapping is one of the Islamist terror group's calling cards, made famous by...
Boko Haram Fighters Are Traveling to Somalia for Training, President SaysFebruary 18, 2016 — ICC Note: One of Africa's worst persecutors appears to be traversing the continent for training. Somali President Hassan Sheikh Mohamud claims knowledge of Boko Harm fighters traveling to Somalia for...
Nigerian Women Freed From Boko Haram Face Rejection at HomeFebruary 17, 2016 — ICC Note: Imagine being rescued from the clutches of evil men, only to be rejected by your family when you return home. That's the experience for several women and girls...
Radical Islamist Fulani Herders Strike Central Nigerian Village, One Dead, Four Homes BurnedFebruary 16, 2016 — 2/14/16 Washington, DC (International Christian Concern) - International Christian Concern (ICC) has learned that radical Islamist Fulani herders have attacked a village in Plateau State Nigeria with a hailstorm of...
Nigeria Vexed by Boko Haram’s Use of Women as Suicide BombersFebruary 16, 2016 — ICC Note: Boko Haram continues to use young girls as suicide bombers, a terrifying reality that plays part in persecution in the country where more Christians have died for their...
Boko Haram Not Holding Any Nigerian Territory – Nigeria’s BuhariFebruary 14, 2016 — ICC Note: Nigerian President Muhammadu Buhari claims that militant Islamist terror group Boko Haram no longer controls any Local Government Areas (LGAs) in Nigeria. LGAs represent Nigeria's equivalent to counties....
Teenager Seized for Boko Haram Attack Tells How She Tore Off Suicide Vest and FledFebruary 12, 2016 — ICC Note: Reports from northeast Nigeria suggest one out of three girls tasked as suicide bombers in a recent Boko Haram attack on a displacement camp aborted her mission, instead...
Boko Haram Insurgency: Suicide Bombers Kill 56 in Nigeria CampFebruary 11, 2016 — ICC Note: Boko Haram strikes again in northeast Nigeria, this time killing nearly 60 people in a displacement camp near Maiduguri. Eyewitnesses reported twin suicide bombers detonated explosives while camp...
Boko Haram Commander on Missing Chibok Girls: I Know Where They AreFebruary 11, 2016 — ICC Note: Rumors abound these days speculating on the whereabouts of the more than 200 missing Chibok girls whom Boko Haram kidnapped in April 2014. The reignited fervor surrounding the...
Alleged Recruiter of Terrorists for ISIS, Others, Arrested in NigeriaFebruary 10, 2016 — ICC Note: If Islamic State (ISIS)-affiliated Boko Haram didn't represent a large enough threat to the Church in Nigeria, enter ISIS proper. State security officials are reporting the arrest of...
The Horrors of Boko HaramFebruary 9, 2016 — ICC Note: Just weeks following the January 30 Boko Haram massacre of villages around Maiduguri in northeast Nigeria, the country faces difficult questions about how to continue to battle the...
Our Girls Can Be Found, Chibok Community SaysFebruary 9, 2016 — ICC Note: The parents of more than 200 girls still missing from Chibok, Nigeria after their April 2014 abduction are holding out hope that their daughters are alive and could...
Pastors in Nigeria Fall Prey to KidnappersJanuary 27, 2016 — ICC Note: Two pastors have been kidnapped and another injured by a gunshot by unknown gunmen in Kogi State, Nigeria. The violence raises eerie suspicions about the origin of the...
