Head of Nigerian Methodist Church Freed After AbductionJune 1, 2022 — 06/01/2022 Nigeria (International Christian Concern) - Samuel Kanu Uche, the prelate of the Nigerian Methodist Church, was abducted by armed militants while traveling on a highway on Sunday, May 29....
Family of Missing Priest Who Was Found Alive Asking for PrivacyApril 13, 2022 — 04/13/2022 Philippines (International Christian Concern) – Last week, ICC reported that a Catholic priest who had been missing for over 48 hours was found unconscious and tied up in his car. On...
Nun Abducted in Northern Burkina Faso April 13, 2022 — 04/13/2022 Burkina Faso (International Christian Concern) – On Tuesday, April 5, an 83-year-old nun living at a parish in Burkina Faso, Africa, was abducted by armed hijackers. The kidnapping took...
Missing Catholic Priest Found Tied up, Unconscious in Vehicle April 5, 2022 — 04/05/2022 Philippines (International Christian Concern) – A Catholic priest who had been missing for over 48 hours was found unconscious and tied up in his car. On April 1,...
140 Students Kidnapped in NigeriaJuly 5, 2021 — 07/05/2021 Nigeria (International Christian Concern) – 140 students were kidnapped from Bethel Secondary School in Kaduna state, Nigeria over the weekend. In addition, at least eight people, including a one-year-old...
Over 70 Abducted, 2 Killed in Nigeria School KidnappingJune 19, 2021 — 06/19/2021 Nigeria (International Christian Concern) –An estimated 70 students and four teachers were abducted from the Federal Government College in Kebbi state, Nigeria on Thursday, reports The Guardian Nigeria. According...
14 Students Regain Freedom in NigeriaMay 30, 2021 — 05/30/2021 Nigeria (International Christian Concern) – Fourteen of the 22 students kidnapped from Greenfield University in April were released on Saturday, reports Naija News. While the Nigerian government has banned...
Christians Kidnapped in Kaduna StateMay 11, 2021 — 05/11/2021 Nigeria (International Christian Concern) –According to Morning Star News, suspected Fulani herdsmen recently kidnapped a pastor’s wife from her home in Chikun County, as well as two nurses from a public...
Nigerian President Tweets Support for Kidnapped Students May 5, 2021 — 05/05/2021 Nigeria (International Christian Concern) – The presidency of Nigeria released a statement via twitter yesterday aiming to sympathize with parents whose sons were kidnapped while attending school on April 20th. The...
Suspected Fulani Militants Attack Christian Mission SchoolMay 4, 2021 — 05/04/2021 Nigeria (International Christian Concern) – According to a Morning Star News report, four students were abducted from The King’s School on Thursday, April 29, when suspected Fulani Jihadists attacked the Christian school...
3 Students Confirmed Dead in Latest School Kidnapping April 24, 2021 — 04/24/2021 Nigeria (International Christian Concern) – Three of the students kidnapped on Tuesday night from Greenfield University in Kasarami village, Kaduna State, have been confirmed dead by the Kaduna State government. Samuel Aruwan,...
At Least One Dead in Latest School KidnappingApril 22, 2021 — 04/22/2021 Nigeria (International Christian Concern) – A staff member at Greenfield University was killed early Wednesday morning when gunmen attacked and kidnapped students from yet another school in Northern Nigeria. Details of...
Parents of Abducted Students Oppose Government Ban on Paying RansomsApril 19, 2021 — 04/18/2021 Nigeria (International Christian Concern) – The parents of the 39 students abducted in Nigeria last month continue to oppose the governments ban on paying their child’s ransom to their captors. “The bandits are threatening us,...
7 Killed, 5,000 Displaced in Nigeria After Suspected Boko Haram Attack April 14, 2021 — 04/14/2021 Nigeria (International Christian Concern) – According to Vanguard News, suspected Boko Haram terrorists launched an attack over the weekend which killed seven and displaced thousands from Adamawa state, northeastern Nigeria. “During...
Abducted Priest Freed in Nigeria April 12, 2021 — 04/12/2021 Nigeria (International Christian Concern) – According to the Nigeria Daily Post, Reverend Prof. Izu Marcell Onyeocha of Mother Theresa Golgotha Catholic Church was kidnapped by suspected Fulani Militants early Saturday morning while driving...
One Christian Killed, Four Kidnapped in NigeriaApril 12, 2021 — 04/11/2021 Nigeria (International Christian Concern) – A bus driver was killed and four female members of an Anglican Church abducted while driving along Kaduna-Kachia road on Tuesday, April 6th, reports...
