Pastors 12 Year Old Son Kidnapped in RobberyFebruary 22, 2019 — 02/22/2019 Nigeria (International Christian Concern) – Late on Wednesday, March 20, at about 8 pm, gunmen entered the home of Reverend Andrew Dido on the campus of Plateau State Polytechnic....
Fulani Militants Attack School and Abduct Cleric in EnuguFebruary 20, 2019 — 02/19/2019 Nigeria (International Christian Concern) – On February 13, Fulani militants attacked the Technical Secondary School of Amofia Affa, Enugu State, Nigeria. During the attack, the gunmen killed one woman named Mrs...
Priest’s Kidnap Four Months Ago Still Hurting CommunityFebruary 14, 2019 — 02/14/2019 Niger (International Christian Concern) – It has been four months since Father Luigi Macalli from the Society for African Missions was kidnapped from Bomoanga, Niger. During the kidnapping, another...
Kidnapped Malaysian Pastor Raymond Koh Still Missing After 700 DaysJanuary 26, 2019 — 01/26/2019 Malaysia (International Christian Concern) – On 13 February 2017, Pastor Raymond Koh was kidnapped by a group of men in Petaling Jaya, when he was on his way to...
Boko Haram Kidnapped 15 Girls from NigerNovember 30, 2018 — 11/30/2018 Niger (International Christian Concern) – Boko Haram has continued it reign of terror in Northeastern Nigeria and the lake chad regions of Cameroon and Niger. Late last week, the...
Suspected Al-Shabaab Attack in Kenya Leads to Kidnap of ForeignerNovember 27, 2018 — 11/27/2018 Kenya (International Christian Concern) – Suspected Al-Shabaab militants conducted an attack last week in Kilifi County, Kenya. During the attack, they injured five people by shooting randomly into crowds,...
Dr. Passes 1000 Days Since Kidnap by Islamic Terror GroupOctober 17, 2018 — 10/17/2018 Nigeria (International Christian Concern) – Dr. Ken Elliot has now spent more than 1000 days in the captivity of Al-Qaeda in the Islamic Maghreb(AQIM). It was on 15 January,...
Boko Haram Barnawi Faction Kills Another CommanderOctober 1, 2018 — 10/01/2018 Nigeria (International Christian Concern) – Boko Haram’s second faction, under the leadership of al-Barnawi, has killed a second commander in roughly a month. They reportedly killed Mamman Nur, one...
Nigeria: Gunmen Kill Pastor in Church, Kidnap Wife for RansomAugust 23, 2018 — ICC Note: Gunmen stormed a church in Kaduna State, Nigeria early Monday morning. They killed the pastor of the church, Hosea Akuchi, and kidnapped his wife. They are now asking...
Ransom Top Earner for Boko Haram, Nigeria Denies Paying Ransom for Dapchi GirlsAugust 21, 2018 — ICC Note: The United Nations stated that the main source of funding for Boko Haram remains kidnapping for ransom. One reason this has proven so lucrative for the terrorist organization...
Boko Haram Kill 18, Abduct 9 Women in ChadJuly 24, 2018 — ICC Note: Boko Haram has attacked and killed 18 people in Southern Chad. They are also known to have abducted 9 women. Thankfully, one of these women has escaped alive....
500 Days Since Malaysian Pastor’s Abduction, His Wife Renews Calls for ActionJune 28, 2018 — ICC Note: Malaysian Pastor Raymond Koh was abducted on February 27 last year by masked men in broad daylight. Despite repeated attempts to call for his release, his wife Susanna has...
Missing Pastor Raymond Koh’s Wife Writes to Malaysian PMJune 16, 2018 — ICC Note: Malaysian pastor Raymond Koh has been missing since February 13, 2017, after he was abducted in broad daylight by masked men. His wife recently wrote an open letter to...
Pastor Released From Captivity in Burkina FasoJune 11, 2018 — 06/11/2018 Burkina Faso (World Watch Monitor) - The pastor abducted on Sunday with his family in Burkina Faso’s north-eastern province of Soum has been released. Local sources told Omega Radio that Pastor...
US Missionary to Niger Still Alive After 20 Months in CaptivityJune 7, 2018 — ICC Note: Jeff Woodke, a US missionary based in Niger, was kidnapped by an Islamic Extremist group in 2016. This Monday, 4 June, the president of Niger, Mahamadou Issoufou, has...
Two Christian Leaders Abducted in Burkina Faso with FamiliesJune 6, 2018 — ICC Note: Two Christian Leader and their families were abducted in Burkina Faso over the past two weeks. They were believed to have been taken by an Islamic extremist organization...