For Nigerian Christians, 9/11/2001 began an Islamist jihad
For Nigerian Christians, 9/11/2001 began an Islamist jihad Truth Nigeria September 11, 2026 Judd Saul brings aid to victims of Islamic terrorist attack. Photo by Masara Kim. By Mike Odeh James (Makurdi, Benue State) Twenty-five years after 19 hijackers killed 2,977 Americans in one morning, Nigeria’s Christians measure their September 11 not as a date but as a status quo. In 1998 Osama bin Laden signed a declaration of war against “Jews and Crusaders.” Crusaders meant Christi
18 dead as gunmen attack Nigerian farming communities
By : Amarachi Okonkwo Date: 13 July 2026 11:50am WAT "Benue State Map" Credit: The Guardian (Nigeria) No fewer than 18 people have been killed in coordinated attacks by suspected gunmen on farming communities in Otukpo Local Government Area of Benue State, with several others injured and many residents forced to flee their homes. The attacks, which occurred between Friday and the early hours of Sunday, targeted Akpachi village in the Ugboju community and Otukpo-Nobi community
The Guardian (Nigeria)
Jul 13
#EndTheSilence: Standing for Leah Sharibu in Nigeria
Graphic credit: The Roys Report #EndTheSilence: Standing for Leah Sharibu and Nigeria’s Missing Christian Women and Girls June 4, 2026 Eight years ago, a 14-year-old Nigerian girl disappeared into captivity because she refused to renounce her Christian faith. Today, Leah Sharibu remains missing—and the world must not forget her. On June 18, Christian Freedom International, Jubilee Campaign, and 21Wilberforce will join with advocates, faith leaders, members of the
21 Wilberforce
Jun 11
Nigeria Memo to UN Special Rapporteur on Religious Freedom
Mourning the death of a family member after the attack in Jos on Palm Sunday, March 29, 2026 Credit: Samson Omale/Associated Press Memorandum on Nigeria to the U.N. Special Rapporteur on Freedom of Religion To: Ms. Nazila Ghanea, U.N. Special Rapporteur From: Genocide Watch, The Alliance Against Genocide Re: Input for the Special Rapporteur’s country visit to Nigeria Date: April 30, 2026 Jihadist massacres of Christians and moderate Muslims in Nigeria constitute Genocide. Mus
Genocide Watch
Jun 3
40 Children Abducted as Boko Haram Kills Eight in Borno
Gunmen stormed a primary and junior secondary school in Mussa, while coordinated assaults on nearby Christian communities left eight people dead. By Luka Binniyat & Sulieman Ayuba Armed insurgents abducted 40 schoolchildren — including children under the age of five — during a Friday morning raid on Mussa town in Askira/Uba County, local officials told TruthNigeria. The attack came just hours after coordinated assaults on nearby Christian communities left eight people dead. T
TruthNigeria
May 17
200 civilians die in Nigerian Air Force bombing of market
Up to 200 civilians killed in Nigeria after air force 'misfire' on market Associated Press April 13, 2026 Civilian patients in hospital in Yobe state, northeast Nigeria wounded in Nigerian Air Force strike ostensibly aimed at Boko Haram terrorists. Copyright AP Photo By Gavin Blackburn Such "misfires" are common in Nigeria, where the military often conducts air raids to battle armed groups who control vast forest enclaves. A Nigerian Air Force strike targeting jihadis
Nigerian Army Hides As Fulani Militia Burn Christian Towns
by TruthNigeria | Ekani Olikita Burnt Houses after Fulani Militia attack on Gidan-Ogiri (Sabon-Gida) community on Thursday Credit: Gidan-Ogiri archive (Makurdi) Heavily armed Fulani ethnic militia have razed three predominantly Christian communitie s in Central Nigeria’s Nasarawa State in coordinated attacks over a 24-hour period. Residents say the violence lasted more than 24 hours without any intervention from security forces. The affected communities: Gidan-Ogiri (Sabon
TruthNigeria
Apr 9
Fulani abduct 166 Nigerian Christians. Gov't denies facts.
Nigeria’s Official Strategy of Denial of Another Church Attack TruthNigeria January 21, 2026 By Mary Kiara Cherubim and Saraphim Church was vandalized during the attack. Photo by Mike Odeh James. Officials dismissed eyewitness accounts and delayed confirmation as Christian worshippers were marched into captivity. (Kaduna) – When armed Fulani militants stormed three churches in Kurmin Wali, southern Kaduna State, during Sunday worship on January 18, congregants fled into sur
Nigerian troops shoot anti-terrorist protesters
In Nigeria, Protests Draw Gunfire While Terrorists Operate Unchecked TruthNigeria January 13, 2026 By M. Kiara Face of Army officer who allegedly shot an unarmed protester in Edo state. ‘Nigeria’s security forces respond to protest faster than to crime‘ (Ekpoma, Edo State) – A Nigerian soldier opened fire on an unarmed protester in Edo State Jan. 10 after residents took to the streets demanding protection from kidnappings and Fulani terrorist attacks. The shooting echoe
M. Kiara | TruthNigeria
Jan 13
Nigerian Christians Gunned Down by Fulani Militias
Mike Odeh James | Truth Nigeria Jun 6, 2025 Bishop Emmanuel Ande of UMC Credit Facebook of Bishop Ande . At least Fifty Christians Gunned Down by Fulani Militias. Dozens Killed in Coordinated Attacks in Taraba Farming Villages. Truth Nigeria First published June 6, 2025, taken down by hackers, republished December 24, 2025 By Mike Odeh James (Jalingo) At least 50 civilians—many of them Christians—have been confirmed dead and hundreds displaced after heavily armed militias,
Mike Odeh James | Truth Nigeria
Dec 24, 2025
Nigerian Christian Freed After Ten Years in Prison
Nigerian Christian Pardoned After Ten Years in Prison Condemned to Death for Self Defense Against Fulani Terrorist Truth Nigeria December 24, 2025 Pardoned inmate Sunday Jackson with International human rights attorney Emmanuel Ogebe| Photo Credit: Emmanuel Ogebe . Christian farmer’s release sparks relief, anger, and questions about justice that arrives only under foreign pressure By M. Kiara (Lagos) – When Adamawa State Governor Ahmadu Fintiri signed the papers freeing Sunda
M.Kiara | TruthNigeria
Dec 24, 2025
