Niger: Released Priest Reveals Details of Kidnapping OrdealAugust 14, 2021 — ICC Note: A jihadist uprising has plagued Africa’s Sahel region since 2015. Civilians are subject to grave acts of violence and human rights violations at the hands of extremist groups,...
Chibok Girl Escapes Boko Haram after Seven YearsFebruary 1, 2021 — 02/01/2021 Nigeria (International Christian Concern) – Halima Ali Maiyanga, one of the many Chibok girls taken by Boko Haram in 2014, was able to escape the group just last week....
344 Kidnapped Boys from Katsina State ReleasedDecember 21, 2020 — 12/21/2020 Nigeria (International Christian Concern) – More than 300 of the boys kidnapped form the Government Secondary School in Katsina State Nigeria are now in safe keeping. According to the...
American Missionary Kidnapped in Southern NigerOctober 28, 2020 — 10/28/2020 Niger (International Christian Concern) – On October 27, a missionary named Phillip Walton, was at his home in the town of Birnin Konni, near the border with Nigeria. He...
Fulani Militants Destroy Church, Kidnap Seven from Southern KadunaAugust 31, 2020 — 08/31/2020 Nigeria (International Christian Concern) – On August 24, Fulani militants conducted another attack on a Christian village in Southern Kaduna State, Nigeria. According to a report by Morningstar News,...
Priest Kidnapped in Niger in 2018 Seen in Recent Jihadist VideoApril 12, 2020 — 04/12/2020 Niger (International Christian Concern) – Father Pierluigi Maccalli had been living in and serving the people of Niger for 11 years before he was taken by jihadists in September...
British Citizen Killed in Kaduna State, Nigeria ViolenceApril 26, 2019 — 04/26/2019 Nigeria (International Christian Concern) – Another attack on the Kajuru community of Kaduna state took place on Friday night. During this attack, still unknown gunmen killed two people and...
Christian Village Leader Kidnapped in Southern KadunaOctober 20, 2018 — 10/20/2018 Nigeria (International Christian Concern) – A Christian tribal chief has been kidnapped while returning from a visit with his state governor in Kaduna, Nigeria. Agom Adara, the chief, was...
Leah Sharibu Escaped Boko Haram, But Was Returned by FulaniApril 2, 2018 — ICC Note: Leah Sharibu, the only Dapchi girl not released by Boko Haram, tried to escape before any of the girls were released. Recounting the story, another of the girls...
This Christmas, Remember the Chibok Girls and Their FamiliesDecember 18, 2014 — ICC Note: On the night of April 14, Boko Haram laid siege to the Government Girls Secondary School in Chibok, Nigeria, killing several and abducting more than 270 schoolgirls. Shortly after the...
NEWS ALERT: 100 Reported Kidnapped, 33 Dead, in Wake of Boko Haram AttackDecember 18, 2014 — Boko Haram Militants Stormed Gumsuri Sunday, Killing 33 and Kidnapping 100, Including Women and Children 12/18/2014 Nigeria (International Christian Concern) - International Christian Concern (ICC) has learned that at least...
