Nun Abducted in Northern Burkina Faso April 13, 2022 — 04/13/2022 Burkina Faso (International Christian Concern) – On Tuesday, April 5, an 83-year-old nun living at a parish in Burkina Faso, Africa, was abducted by armed hijackers. The kidnapping took...
Five Christians Kidnapped in MaliJune 23, 2021 — 06/23/2021 Mali (International Christian Concern) – A Catholic Priest and four of his parishioners went missing in Mali on Monday, reports LaCroix International. Father Léon Dougnon , the parish priest...
Please Pray for Nun Held Captive in MaliJune 10, 2021 — 06/10/2021 Mali (International Christian Concern) – Pier Luigi Maccalli, an Italian priest recently freed after spending two years held captive by jihadists in Niger, has appealed for the release of...
Christian Woman Tortured for 20 Days in PakistanJune 6, 2021 — 06/06/2021 Pakistan (International Christian Concern) – According to the Pakistan Christian Post, a Christian mother of five was abducted on April 1st, 2021, and spent 20 days in captivity while...
Nigerian President Tweets Support for Kidnapped Students May 5, 2021 — 05/05/2021 Nigeria (International Christian Concern) – The presidency of Nigeria released a statement via twitter yesterday aiming to sympathize with parents whose sons were kidnapped while attending school on April 20th. The...
Suspected Fulani Militants Attack Christian Mission SchoolMay 4, 2021 — 05/04/2021 Nigeria (International Christian Concern) – According to a Morning Star News report, four students were abducted from The King’s School on Thursday, April 29, when suspected Fulani Jihadists attacked the Christian school...
At Least One Dead in Latest School KidnappingApril 22, 2021 — 04/22/2021 Nigeria (International Christian Concern) – A staff member at Greenfield University was killed early Wednesday morning when gunmen attacked and kidnapped students from yet another school in Northern Nigeria. Details of...
Ransom Negotiations Ongoing for Kidnapped Pastor in Niger State, NigeriaApril 13, 2021 — 04/13/2021 Nigeria (International Christian Concern) – Reverend Yohanna Gyang Bitrus of Shiyona Baptist Church was abducted last month when gunmen stormed his house and whisked him away to the Zamfara forest. According to the Sun...
Kidnapped Pastor Killed in Nigeria April 7, 2021 — 04/07/2021 Nigeria (International Christian Concern) – Fifty-year-old Frederick Ojo Aramuwa, from Ifira Akoko Ondo state, Nigeria, was found dead days after he was kidnapped by unknown gunmen, and having his family pay $5,000...
Eleven People Rescued from Boko Haram Captivity March 29, 2021 — 03/29/2021 Nigeria (International Christian Concern) – The Nigerian Tribune reported that the Nigerian army killed at least 48 Boko Haram Terrorists and saved eleven of their captives during a military operation in Borno State,...
Eight Christians Kidnapped in NigeriaMarch 27, 2021 — 03/27/2021 Nigeria (International Christian Concern) – The Daily Post Nigeria has reported that eight members of the Redeemed Christian Church of God, (RCCG), were abducted on Friday while on their way to...
Gunmen Kidnap Pastor in Niger State, NigeriaMarch 20, 2021 — 03/20/2021 Nigeria (International Christian Concern) – Reverend Yohanna Gyang Bitrus of Shiyona Baptist Church was abducted on Thursday afternoon by gunmen demanding 60million NGN (almost $158,000) ransom, reports Daily Post Nigeria. “The gunmen...
39 Students Kidnapped in NigeriaMarch 13, 2021 — 03/13/2021 Nigeria (International Christian Concern) – Thirty-nine students were abducted on Thursday during an overnight raid at the Federal College of Forestry Mechanization, in Afaka, the Igabi local government area...
After Hundreds of Schoolgirls are Released from Captivity, Leah Sharibu’s Parents Urge President Buhari to Keep His PromiseMarch 9, 2021 — “Now that you are able to find [solutions] to rescue those in captivity, we believe that you should be able to bring Leah and others in captivity home if you...
Kidnapped Pastor Set Free Hours Before Scheduled ExecutionMarch 6, 2021 — 03/06/2021 Nigeria (International Christian Concern) – Boko Haram Terrorists released Pastor Bulus Yikura on Wednesday, March 3rd, the day of his scheduled execution. “The pastor was dropped off in the...
Nigerian Schoolboys Released, 317 Schoolgirls AbductedFebruary 28, 2021 — 02/28/2021 Nigeria (International Christian Concern) – The 42 people kidnapped from the Government Science College in Niger State regained their freedom on Saturday, February 27th, one day after 317 schoolgirls...
