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Nigerian pastor shot in the face while rebuilding family house destroyed by jihadists

On 6 April, Pastor Samson Boyi was on the site rebuilding his family house. More than ten others were also there, joyfully raising their houses. But few minutes after 3 o’clock, six armed men arrived on motorcycles and opened fire.

Muslim militants kill ten Christians after pledging to stop Plateau State killings

At least ten people were killed in a midnight attack by suspected jihadists on a small Christian town in central Nigeria’s Plateau State on 26 November, according to local officials. Survivors say they were attacked by their Fulani neighbours despite a peace deal signed with Fulani leaders on 21 October.

Fulani kill pregnant woman, 7-year-old daughter, two others in Plateau State

At least four Christians have been killed in Plateau State, central Nigeria, in the latest attacks by Muslim Fulani herdsmen, writes Masara Kim.

Blind Christian villager 'lonely' after losing wife, kids in Fulani attack

Born blind to a poor rural family in Bassa area of Plateau State, Matthew Evi Vigye, 35, lost his whole family in a Fulani attack on 23 May 2021, writes Masara Kim