Tag: Plateau

‘I will never forget that day’

October 5, 2012 Nigeria Boko Haram, Jos, Nigeria, Plateau

It has been nearly three months since Hannatu Dantong’s husband died. She has been surrounded by his colleagues and family during this time, but still is in a deep state of mourning. “I find the greatest comfort in Psalm 23,” Dantong said. “I am reminded that the Lord will always . . . Read More

Gunmen attack Nigerian worship service, kill 19

August 7, 2012 Nigeria Boko Haram, Kogi, Nigeria, Plateau

Anti-Christian violence erupted yet again in Nigeria on the night of Monday, July 6. A gang of gunmen, carrying sophisticated arms, surrounded and invaded Deeper Life Church in the town of Okene, in Kogi state, in the southern region of the country. World Watch Monitor has published a Storify report . . . Read More

Violence topples Nigeria’s ‘bridge’

July 26, 2012 Nigeria Church of Christ in Nigeria, Jos, Nigeria, Plateau

Gyang Dantong was killed while attending a funeral. He was among a handful of elected members of Nigerian government attempting to bury the more than 100 Christians killed just the day before, when Muslim gunmen had rampaged through several villages in Nigeria’s central Plateau state. The sheer scale of the . . . Read More

Church of Christ in Nigeria reeling from massacre

July 12, 2012 Nigeria Boko Haram, Church of Christ in Nigeria, Islamic extremism, Nigeria, Plateau

In the Plateau state of central Nigeria, tensions had run high all week between ethnic Fulani, who are mainly Muslim, and ethnic Birom, mainly Christian. It was only the latest outbreak of anger in a decade-long cycle of aggression and reprisals. But this time, anxiety ran high enough that, by . . . Read More

Nigerian attackers kill dozens of Christians

July 9, 2012 Nigeria Plateau

The news is distressingly familiar: A series of attacks on African Christian communities leaves many dead or injured. On Saturday, July 7, coordinated attacks killed dozens of people in Nigeria’s Plateau state. One news report claims the death toll, from the initial attacks and reprisals, has risen to more than 100. . . . Read More

Suicide bombing hits another church in Jos, Nigeria

June 10, 2012 Nigeria ECWA, Jos, Nigeria, Pentecostals, Plateau

An Islamic extremist ran a car full of explosives at a Pentecostal church in this Plateau state city this morning, killing at least two Christians and injuring more than 40 others, military and police officials said. In Borno state also today, gunmen reportedly killed at least two Christians during church . . . Read More

Violence continues in Nigeria as Akinola criticises President

May 29, 2012 Nigeria Islamic extremism, Nigeria, Plateau

In Nigeria’s Plateau state, Christian leaders said more Christians have died at the hands of Muslim extremists than the 35 that the military reported thus far in May. A World Watch Monitor reporter was among a group of journalists that came under attack from Islamic extremists this month. In three . . . Read More

Bombers attack centre in Christian area of Jos

April 25, 2012 Nigeria ECWA, Jos, Nigeria, Plateau

One person was killed and nine others were injured last night after suspected Islamic extremists attacked a TV viewing center in a Christian area of Jos where a crowd had gathered to watch soccer. At about 10:15 p.m. at the viewing center, one of many such establishments popular in Nigeria . . . Read More

Christian areas of Jos, Nigeria bombed, killing one

December 15, 2011 Nigeria Church of Christ in Nigeria, Jos, Nigeria, Plateau

Joshua Dabo, like other young Christians in this city in central Nigeria, had dreams for his life. He had graduated from a Christian high school, Mt. Olives Secondary School, and at 31 was finally looking forward to attending university. Apart from commitment to his fellowship at Nasara Baptist Church at . . . Read More

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