Nigerian Police Arrest 2 Suspects in British Missionaries Kidnapping

November 12, 2017 — ICC Note So far the Nigerian police have been able to identify and arrest 2 suspects in the kidnapping of 4 British missionaries who regained their freedom last week. A...

13 Year Old Girl Kidnapped Safely Returns Home Four Days Later

November 9, 2017 — ICC Note A 13 year old Christian girl was kidnapped in the Nigerian State of Yobe and was going to be given to a Muslim man for marriage. This was...

3 Missionaries Rescued, 1 Killed in Nigeria

November 7, 2017 — ICC Note 3 missionaries that were kidnapped on Oct 13 in Niger Delta Nigeria have been freed. Sadly, the fourth member of their group that was also kidnapped, was killed...

Boko Haram Abduct 10 People During Attack in Borno State

November 6, 2017 — ICC Note Boko Haram attacked a village in Borno state, Ngoshe Village of Gwoza Local Government Area, on Saturday. They killed one person, but also abducted 10 more villagers. The...

Freed Hostage Speaks about 5 Years in Captivity in Mali

November 1, 2017 — ICC Note Stephen McGown described his five and a half years in captivity with AQIM in Mali. Stephen was just a normal tourist on his way back home to South...

4 British Missionaries Abducted in Southern Nigeria Still Missing a Week Later

October 19, 2017 — ICC Note 4 British missionaries were kidnapped in Southern Nigeria on Oct 14. There have been no ransom requests and the police have no new evidence of where the 4...

Pastors Daughter Kidnapped then Saved in Southern Niger

October 18, 2017 — ICC Note The 17 year old daughter of a pastor who went missing on 16 Oct, 2017 in South Eastern Niger, has been rescued. She was on her way to...

Italian Priest Released by Kidnappers in Southern Nigeria

October 18, 2017 — ICC Note The Italian Priest who had been kidnapped in Southern Nigeria last Thursday has been rescued. He was taken by a local criminal gang who had no affiliation with...

Fourth Nigerian Priest Kidnapped This Year, Released When No Ransom Given

October 5, 2017 — ICC Note A priest in Nigeria was abducted last week on 27 September, and subsequently released two days later. The kidnappers released him when they were told by the Catholic...

2 Christian Men Killed 4 Christians Abducted in Kano, Nigeria

August 31, 2017 — ICC Note There are 8 states in Northern Nigeria that are governed by Sharia Law. This has made these Northern states especially hostile for Christians to live in. On August...

Burkina Faso: citizenship for kidnapped Australian

December 1, 2016 — ICC Note: An Australian surgeion who is in his eighties and has served people in Burkina Faso for 40 years was kidnapped by Islam Exremists earlier in 2016. Almost a...

Child marriage becoming a ‘cloud of crisis’ – N. Nigerian Christian leaders warn President

November 15, 2016 — ICC Note: Child marriage is one of the many complex and daunting facets of persecution. Young Christian girls are abducted and raped, then forced to convert and marry their Muslim...