Leah Sharibu Turned 17 in Boko Haram CaptivityMay 18, 2020 — 05/18/2020 Nigeria (International Christian Concern) – Last Thursday, May 14, was Leah Sharibu’s 17th birthday. Leah is the lone remaining schoolgirl in captivity from the town of Dapchi, where more...
Boko Haram Kills Eight Passengers Driving Along HighwayApril 15, 2020 — 04/15/2020 Nigeria (International Christian Concern) – PremiumTimes has reported that Boko Haram killed at least eight people in an attack that took place on April 12 near the village of...
1,000 Boko Haram Terrorists Reportedly Killed by the Chadian ArmyApril 13, 2020 — 04/13/2020 Chad/Nigeria (International Christian Concern) – According to reports by the Chadian military, Operation Bomo’s Anger led to the deaths of over 1,000 Boko Haram militants throughout the Lake Chad...
Boko Haram Attacks Community During Lockdown in Adamawa StateApril 8, 2020 — 04/08/2020 Africa (International Christian Concern) – It is feared that many people were killed in Kirchinga village of Adamawa State on Monday, April 6. The attack was conducted by Boko...
Major Attacks by Boko Haram Could Signify Growing StrengthApril 1, 2020 — 04/01/2020 Chad/Nigeria (International Christian Concern) – Over the past few weeks, while the world is distracted and consumed by the Coronavirus pandemic, Boko Haram has been causing mass chaos and...
Nigerian NGO Tracks 350 Christians Killed in 2020March 13, 2020 — 03/13/2020 Nigeria (International Christian Concern) – “Nigeria has fully become a killing field of defenseless Christians,” the Anambra-based NGO International Society for Civil Liberties and Rule of Law (Intersociety) reported...
Nigerian Priest Captured and ReleasedMarch 6, 2020 — 03/06/20 Nigeria (International Christian Concern) – Father David Echioda has been freed from his kidnappers in Otukpo, Nigeria on March 1. He was abducted at gunpoint by Boko Haram, a...
Nigerian Elders Hold Service in Burned Down BuildingMarch 3, 2020 — 03/03/2020 Nigeria (International Christian Concern) – According to Barnabus Fund (BF), four church leaders from the town of Garkida, in Adamawa State, Nigeria, held a church service on February 23...
Over 50 Killed in Attack on Kaduna Village, Villagers Blame Boko HaramMarch 2, 2020 — 03/02/2020 Nigeria (International Christian Concern) – According to the Voice of America, Hausa, an attack on the village of Kerewa in Kaduna state took place on Sunday. During the attack,...
Nigerian Government Admits Boko Haram Targeting ChristiansFebruary 28, 2020 — 02/28/2020 Nigeria (International Christian Concern) – In a complete switch, the Nigerian Federal government has released a statement that Boko Haram and its affiliate, Islamic State West Africa Province (ISWAP),...
ISIS Furthers Reach in AfricaFebruary 27, 2020 — 02/27/2020 Africa (International Christian Concern) – The Islamic State group that was started in Iraq and Syria (ISIS) was defeated in March 2019. The last of their territory in the...
Buhari Again Tries to Claim Boko Haram WeakenedFebruary 25, 2020 — 02/25/2020 Nigeria (International Christian Concern) – President Buhari of Nigeria has again claimed that his administration has “significantly weakened Boko Haram’s military capability to invade and hold Nigerian territory unchallenged.”...
Boko Haram Burns Several Churches and Many Houses in Recent AttackFebruary 24, 2020 — 02/24/2020 Nigeria (International Christian Concern) – On February 21, Boko Haram attacked the mainly Christian village of Garkida in Gombi of Adamawa State. According to Save the Persecuted Christians, over...
30 Killed in Recent Attack by Suspected Boko Haram MilitantsFebruary 11, 2020 — 02/11/2020 Nigeria (International Christian Concern) – At least 30 people, including a pregnant woman, were killed by suspected Boko Haram militants on Sunday night in Auno town, Borno state. The...
Boko Haram Responsible for Tens of Thousands Orphans, WidowsFebruary 6, 2020 — 02/06/2020 Nigeria (International Christian Concern) – Governor of Borno state in Nigeria, Babagana Umara Zulum, has reportedly criticized the Nigerian federal government for its unwillingness to listen or hear the...
Another 32 Killed by Fulani in Plateau, NigeriaFebruary 1, 2020 — 02/01/2020 Nigeria (International Christian Concern) – There have been increased attacks in Plateau State, Nigeria over the past several weeks. There have been two large attacks that took place on...
