Pastor Abducted While Preaching in NigeriaMay 16, 2021 — 05/16/2021 Nigeria (International Christian Concern) – Morning Star News reports that Pastor Otamayomi Ogedengbe of Deeper Life Bible Church was abducted on Monday, May 10th, by suspected Fulani militants. According to the...
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...
Kidnapped Pastor Killed in Nigeria April 7, 2021 — 04/07/2021 Nigeria (International Christian Concern) – Fifty-year-old Frederick Ojo Aramuwa, from Ifira Akoko Ondo state, Nigeria, was found dead days after he was kidnapped by unknown gunmen, and having his family pay $5,000...
Henan Pastor Li Juncai’s Appeal Rejected by CourtMarch 23, 2021 — 03/23/2021 China (International Christian Concern) – On March 17, Xinxiang Intermediate People's Court in Henan Province rejected Pastor Li Juncai’s appeal and upheld the original verdict which he was sentenced...
Gunmen Kidnap Pastor in Niger State, NigeriaMarch 20, 2021 — 03/20/2021 Nigeria (International Christian Concern) – Reverend Yohanna Gyang Bitrus of Shiyona Baptist Church was abducted on Thursday afternoon by gunmen demanding 60million NGN (almost $158,000) ransom, reports Daily Post Nigeria. “The gunmen...
Islamic Extremists Threaten to Kill Abducted Pastor in One Week if Ransom Isn’t PaidFebruary 27, 2021 — 02/27/2021 Nigeria (International Christian Concern) – According to a Morning Star News report, Islamic State West Africa Province (ISWAP) has released a video of abducted Pastor Bulus Yikura of the...
Christian Leader Beaten and Detained in Sudan February 23, 2021 — 02/23/2021 Sudan (International Christian Concern) – The Morning Star News has reported that a Sudanese Christian leader was beaten on Friday, February 19th, after protesting the burning of a church building. According...
Murdered Papuan Pastor’s Family Agree to an Autopsy with ConditionsFebruary 21, 2021 — 02/21/2021 Indonesia (International Christian Concern) – The family of Pastor Yeremia Zanambani, who was killed last fall in Intan Jaya, Papua, approved an autopsy to be carried out on the...
Pastor Killed by Suspected Fulani HerdsmenFebruary 3, 2021 — 2/3/2021 Nigeria (International Christian Concern)- Pastor Amos Arijesuyo was shot and killed when suspected Fulani Militants ambushed his vehicle while on route from Ibadan to Akure. “His vehicle ran...
Pastor’s Family Attacked for the Second Time in One MonthFebruary 2, 2021 — 2/2/2021 Uganda (International Christian Concern)- Morningstar News has reported that the family of Pastor Moses Nabwana was assaulted for a second time on Sunday, Jan. 24, just four weeks after...
Imprisoned Henan Chinese Pastor Transferred to Prison with Bad RecordJanuary 28, 2021 — 01/28/2021 China (International Christian Concern) – Imprisoned pastor Zhang Shaojie of Nanle County Church in Henan Province has recently been transferred to another prison in Zhengzhou. The authorities did not...
Body of Kidnapped Priest Found in NigeriaJanuary 20, 2021 — 01/20/2021 Nigeria (International Christian Concern) – The body of father John Gbakaan was found mutilated and tied to a tree on Saturday, January 16. Father Gbakaan, with his brother and...
Henan Pastor Li Juncai Sentenced to Five YearsJanuary 13, 2021 — 01/13/2021 China (International Christian Concern) – Having firmly resisted the cross removal at his church, Pastor Li Juncai from Zhongxin Church in Xinxiang County, Henan province, has been recently sentenced...
Retired Malaysian Police Officer Threatens to Walk Out of Inquiry on Missing PastorJanuary 7, 2021 — 01/07/2021 Malaysia (International Christian Concern) – On January 6, a retired high-level police officer threatened to walk out of a Malaysian Human Rights Commission (Suhakam) inquiry into the disappearance of...
Fulani Militants Kill Christians in Kaduna StateDecember 30, 2020 — 12/30/2020 Nigeria (International Christian Concern) – Attacks by Fulani militants against Christian communities in Kaduna state continued leading up to Christmas. At least 18 people were killed and many others...
Ugandan Mob Kills Pastor After Radio BroadcastNovember 9, 2020 — 11/09/2020 Uganda (International Christian Concern) – According to Morningstar News, a group of Muslim extremists in Northern Uganda killed a pastor who had just finished a radio broadcast. According to...
