04/28/2021 Nigeria (International Christian Concern) – Boko Haram terrorists have increased their territory by raising their flags in Kaure, a town in […]
3 Students Confirmed Dead in Latest School Kidnapping persecution.org - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from persecution.org Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.
04/16/2021
Nigeria (International Christian Concern) – According to a Release International report, soldiers raided a prayer meeting last month held by 23 people, mostly women, in Eritrea’s capital of Asmara. Around the same time, 660 miles southeast in the city of Assab, 12 additional persons were arrested while engaging in a prayer meeting in a home. Both groups were taken to nearby prisons.
Yesterday, April 15
th, the Barnabas Fund announced that 22 of the 23 Christians arrested in Asmara were released this past Sunday. It is not yet known why one Christian man was denied his freedom.
“The two raids on prayer meetings dampened hopes that the government was easing its harsh repressive policy against Christians in the country,” stated the Barnabas Fund, acknowledging the 171 Eritrean Christians that had been released from Eritrean prisons since August. While civilians hoped that these releases signaled change in the country, the recent arrests suggest that Erit
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, the parents, everyday with calls that they will kill our children or marry the girls if no ransom is paid for their release.” Spokesman of the parents, Mr Friday Sani, told Daily Post Nigeria.
The Commissioner for Internal Security and Home Affairs in Kaduna State, Samuel Aruwan, released a statement earlier this month informing the public that anyone who tried to pay the ransom on the government’s behalf would be prosecuted.
Terrorist Attack in Northeast Nigeria Targets Humanitarians persecution.org - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from persecution.org Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.