Fulani Militants Kill 4 in Attacks in Rigwe Nation

February 12, 2024 — 02/12/2024 Nigeria (International Christian Concern) – On Sunday, Feb. 11, Fulani militants attacked the Nkienzha community in Miango District of Plateau state in Nigeria, killing three and injuring one other. During...

Nigerian Police Continue to Investigate Killing of Two Monarchs

February 6, 2024 — 02/05/2024 Nigeria (International Christian Concern) -- Nigerian police and government officials continue to investigate the slaying of two Christian monarchs last week who were gunned down returning from a security...

Truth Against the Waves

January 26, 2024 — Countering the False Narrative that Climate Change is Fueling the Wave of Violence in Nigeria By Greg Cochran, Ph.D., ICC Fellow The return of the El Nino weather pattern in...

Secretary Blinken Encourages U.S. -Nigeria Partnership

January 24, 2024 — 01/24/2024 Washington (International Christian Concern) -- U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken encouraged Nigeria to partner with the United States as an alternative to the Russia-based Wagner group in his...

Nigeria Group Urges Government to Declare Fulani Militants Terrorists

January 23, 2024 — 01/23/2024 Nigeria (International Christian Concern) – A Nigerian organization in Plateau State called on the federal government to declare the Fulani militants a terrorist group. Barr. Solomon Dalyop, president of...

Hope House Nigeria: A Beacon of Light for Displaced Children

January 23, 2024 — 01/23/2024 Nigeria (International Christian Concern) -- Displaced children now have a school and building in Nigeria, providing them with a better life and a closer relationship with Jesus Christ. For...

Survivors of Christmas Eve Attack in Nigeria Struggle in IDP Camp

January 21, 2024 — 01/21/2024 Nigeria (International Christian Concern) – Survivors of a brutal, four-day attack that claimed the lives of more than 200 Nigerian Christians are struggling to start over in IDP camps...

ICC Asks Congress to Investigate Religious Freedom Concerns

January 18, 2024 — United States (International Christian Concern) – International Christian Concern (ICC) sent a letter to the U.S. Congress yesterday, calling for a congressional hearing into the U.S. Department of State’s recent...

State Department Announces Annual Country Designations: India and Nigeria Excluded from CPC List

January 5, 2024 — 01/05/2024 Washington, D.C. (International Christian Concern) — The U.S. State Department released its annual report on country designations yesterday, highlighting both positive and concerning developments regarding religious freedom across the...

Nearly 200 Nigerians Killed in Christmas Eve Massacre

December 28, 2023 — 12/28/2023 Nigeria (International Christian Concern) – Suspected Nigerian Fulani militias attacked 21 Christian villages in the Bokkos, Barkin Ladi, and Mangu counties of Plateau State on Christmas Eve, killing nearly...

At Least 96 Nigerians Killed in Christmas Eve Rampage in Plateau State

December 26, 2023 — 12/26/2023 Nigeria (International Christian Concern) -- Assailants went on a rampage on Christmas Eve in Plateau State, Nigeria, killing at least 96 people in 15 communities according to police. Some...

16 Nigerians Killed, Curfew in Place

December 25, 2023 — 12/25/2023 Nigeria (International Christian Concern) – A Nigerian Army official said gunmen killed 16 people on Christmas Eve Sunday in an attack in Mushu, in Plateau State. Mushu is a...

Nigerian Christians Mourn Killing of Teenager

December 22, 2023 — 12/22/2023 Nigeria (International Christian Concern) – Bandits allegedly killed 19-year-old Jude Nicodemus and severely injured two others on Wednesday evening in Gana Ropp village in Plateau State, Nigeria. The incident...

Survivors of Fulani Militant Attack Gather for Christmas Service Under New Roof

December 11, 2023 — 12/11/2023 Nigeria (International Christian Concern) — After multiple attacks on a village in northcentral Nigeria’s Plateau state from Fulani militants, a sense of hope emerged as the community reunited for...

Jihadists on Motorcycles Kidnap 110 in Nigeria

November 27, 2023 — 11/27/2023 Nigeria (International Christian Concern) – Gunmen abducted more than 100 people from the Mutunji community in Zamfara State in northwest Nigeria this weekend for not paying a tax imposed...

Police stop young Nigerians from attending Church

November 24, 2023 — 11/24/2023 Nigeria (International Christian Concern) – Islamic police (Hisbah) responsible for enforcing Sharia law in northwest Nigeria recently harassed, and stopped five Christian girls from going to church in Kano...