Head of Nigerian Methodist Church Freed After Abduction

June 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....

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,...

Priest Abducted in Nigeria Gains Freedom

September 18, 2021 — 09/18/2021 Nigeria (International Christian Concern) – According to ACI Africa, a Catholic Priest who was kidnapped from his parish residence on Monday, September 13th, has been freed. “Fr. Benson was...

Niger: Released Priest Reveals Details of Kidnapping Ordeal

August 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,...

Priest Abducted by Boko Haram Regains His Freedom

July 12, 2021 — 07/11/2021 Nigeria (International Christian Concern) – According to Vanguard News, Father Elijah Juma Wada of Maiduguri, the capital city of Borno State in north-eastern Nigeria, has been freed from Boko...

Kidnapped Priest Released in Cameroon

June 5, 2021 — 06/05/2021 Cameroon (International Christian Concern)- After ten days in captivity, Father Christopher Eboka of Mamfe diocese was released on June 1st and returned home safely. According to AciAfrica, in an...

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...

Body of Kidnapped Priest Found in Burkina Faso

January 27, 2021 — 01/27/2021 Burkina Faso (International Christian Concern) – The body of Father Rodrigue Sanon was found in a forest in Southwest Burkina Faso, an area reportedly overrun by jihadist activity. “It...

Christian Organization Demands the Release of Nigerian Bishop Abducted

June 2, 2020 — 06/02/2020 Nigeria (CBN News) – Last Wednesday night, Bishop Masin was abducted after unknown gunmen attacked his home in Lafia, Nasarawa State. The Christian Association of Nigeria (CAN) is urging...

Philippine Priest Targeted for Helping Indigenous People

May 16, 2020 — 05/16/2020 Philippines (International Christian Concern) – A Catholic priest has been targeted by the Philippine military for helping Lumads, the indigenous people who often fall victim to land grabbing and...

Priest Kidnapped in Niger in 2018 Seen in Recent Jihadist Video

April 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...

State-Approved Chinese Priest Ousted After Being Jailed for One Year

February 9, 2020 — 02/09/2020 China (International Christian Concern) – A state-sanctioned Chinese priest who was released on December 9, 2019, after being jailed for a year and two months, is now ousted by...

Priest Kidnapped and Released in Same Week in Enugu, Nigeria

November 4, 2019 — 11/04/2019 Nigeria (International Christian Concern) – Last Monday, October 28, Father Arinze Madu, was abducted by gunmen while leaving the Queen of Apostles Seminary where he is the vice rector....

Abducted Philippine Priest Recounts Days of His Captivity

September 15, 2019 — 09/15/2019 Philippines (International Christian Concern) – Islamist militants took over the city of Marawi in the south of the Philippines in May 2017, with the goal to set up a...

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...

Priest Killed in Southern Nigeria by Unknown Gunmen

August 4, 2019 — 08/04/2019 Nigeria (International Christian Concern) – Father Paul Offu, the parish priest at St. James Greater Parish in Ugbawka, Enugu State, was killed Thursday afternoon. He was driving from a...