Posts tagged with "Katsina"



In Katsina State, Christians live in fear of abduction by terrorists
Latest news · 23. February 2023
In Katsina State, in mainly Muslim northwestern Nigeria, persecuted Christians are still struggling to raise money to pay ransom for 28 members of their church kidnapped by Islamic terrorists during Sunday service on 15 January.

Violence in Nigeria: At least 615 killed in first three weeks of 2022
Latest news · 24. January 2022
From January 1 to January 21, at least 615 people have been reported as murdered by ‘bandits’, ‘herdsmen’, ‘gunmen’ and ‘Fulani’ militants, and at least 231 known persons were abducted by the aforementioned. Approximately 13,050 Nigerian people have been displaced from their homes due to the violence. These statistics have been aggregated from reports in both the international and local Nigerian press.