Seven Killed by Suspected Fulani Militants in Attack on IDP Camp

April 29, 2021 — 04/29/2021 Nigeria (International Christian Concern) – At least seven civilians were killed, and many others seriously injured earlier this week when suspected Fulani Herdsmen attacked the Abagena community housing IDP camp in Benue...

Bishop Targeted, Shot in South Sudan

April 27, 2021 — 04/27/2021 Sudan (International Christian Concern) – Christian Carlassare, the new Catholic bishop of Lakes state church in South Sudan, was attacked by two gunmen on Sunday night when they broke into his...

Gunmen Attack Church Service in Ghana

February 10, 2021 — 2/10/2021 Ghana (International Christian Concern)- Three members of the Action Prayer Ministry in Kumasi were injured this past weekend when armed robbers attacked an all-night prayer service, reports Daily Mail...

Gunmen Killed 20 People in Eastern Burkina Faso

August 12, 2020 — 08/12/2020 Burkina Faso (International Christian Concern) – An attack on a cattle market by unidentified gunmen killed twenty people in the town of Fad N'Gourma, Burkina Faso on 6 August....

Jihadist Group Killed 25 People in Northeastern DRC

July 10, 2020 — 07/11/2020 Democratic Republic of Congo (International Christian Concern) – On Wednesday July 8th, militiamen killed at least 25 people in the Democratic Republic of Congo’s (DRC) northeastern Ituri province, officials...

Armed Men Killed 32 Civilians in Central Mali

July 8, 2020 — 07/08/2020 Mali (International Christian Concern) – At least 32 civilians were killed in central Mali when unidentified armed men on motorbikes attacked ethnic Dogon farming villages on Wednesday (July 1st)....

Pastor and Family Attacked at Home in Plateau State

May 11, 2020 — 05/11/2020 Nigeria (International Christian Concern) – Pastor Famonure told Morning Star News by text of how he and his family had been attacked at their home in Gana Ropp village...

Another Attack on Farming Community in Adamawa State, Five Hospitalized

March 10, 2020 — 03/10/2020 Nigeria (International Christian Concern) – On Thursday, March 5, 2020, at about 2:00 a.m., armed Fulani militants attacked Lawe village, near the border of Adamawa-Taraba States, in Bolki ward...

Reverend Killed by Unknown Gunmen in Adamawa State

January 23, 2020 — 01/23/2020 Nigeria (International Christian Concern) – In the early morning hours of Monday, January 20, still unknown gunmen attacked and killed Reverend Dennis Baguri in his home. Rev Dennis lived...

Another Priest in Southern Nigeria Attacked on Highway, Barely Escaped

August 20, 2019 — 08/20/2019 Nigeria (International Christian Concern) – On Thursday 15 August, gunmen, believed to be Fulani militants, ambushed another Roman Catholic priest, Rev. Chimezie Ani, near Caritas University, a Catholic university...

Boko Haram Attacks Refugee Camp, Killing Two

May 20, 2019 — 05/20/2019 Nigeria (International Christian Concern) – Boko Haram attacked a refugee center in Northeast Nigeria, killing two people and injuring more than ten others. The attack took place on Saturday,...

Burkina Faso: New Information Shows Attackers Tried to Convert Victims in Church Attack

May 7, 2019 — 05/07/2019 Burkina Faso (International Christian Concern) – It has now been reported that not only did gunmen shoot 6 churchgoers in Northern Burkina Faso, but that these gunmen tried to...

Nigeria: Gunmen Kill Pastor in Church, Kidnap Wife for Ransom

August 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...

Another Priest Killed in the Democratic Republic of Congo

April 12, 2018 — ICC Note: Another priest has been killed in the Democratic Republic of Congo. Fr. Etienne Sengiyumva was killed on 8 April in North Kivu. He is the third priest killed...

Sixteen Christians Killed by Gang Violence in Southern Nigeria

January 2, 2018 — ICC Note Sixteen Christians were killed in Southern Nigeria while they were leaving a New Year’s Eve Church service. The reason for the killing is yet unknown as are the...