Tag: Boko Haram

Bombs in Nigerian Christian district kill at least 12

July 31, 2013 Nigeria Boko Haram, Jama'atu Nasril Islam, Kano, Nigeria, Pentecostals, Sabon Gari

Police say 12 people are dead after multiple explosions on Monday night that rocked the Christian Sabon Gari area of Kano State in northern Nigeria, despite continuing government efforts to restore peace. No group has claimed responsibility for the July 29 blasts, but it is widely believed that the outlawed violent . . . Read More

Is conflict in Nigeria really about persecution of Christians by radical Muslims?

June 24, 2013 Nigeria Boko Haram, Christian Association of Nigeria, Goodluck Jonathan

St Rita’s Catholic Church in Kaduna, north-central Nigeria, after a suicide bomb attack in October 2012.World Watch Monitor Nigeria’s President Goodluck Jonathan was reported last week to have said that statistics show that more Muslims than Christians have been killed by Boko Haram. Speaking at his Presidential villa in . . . Read More

Boko Haram blamed for prison break

June 6, 2013 Niger Al-Qaeda in the Islamic Maghreb, Boko Haram, Niamey, Niger

Niger’s Minister of Justice has blamed Boko Haram for a prison raid in capital city Niamey on June 1. Twenty-two prisoners escaped, including a member of jihadist group Al-Qaeda in the Islamic Maghreb. (Fides)

Bounty for Boko Haram

June 4, 2013 Al-Qaeda in the Islamic Maghreb, Boko Haram, Islamic extremism, North Africa, USA, West Africa

The US is offering rewards for the first time for information on Islamist militants in North and West Africa, reports the BBC. Boko Haram leader Abubakar Shekau tops the US Department of State’s list with a bounty of up to $7m. Also wanted are leaders from Al-Qaeda in the Islamic . . . Read More

Boko Haram ‘on verge of seizing control of Borno State’ after pastor’s death

May 17, 2013 Nigeria Boko Haram, Borno, Goodluck Jonathan, Pentecostals

Rev. Faye Pama Musa, CAN Secretary for Borno, was killed in his home by suspected Boko Haram members.World Watch Monitor Borno State in Northern Nigeria has been teetering on the brink of a takeover by Islamist militant group Boko Haram, warned its Governor, Kassim Shettima, a few days before . . . Read More

Musa murder linked to Boko Haram

May 15, 2013 Nigeria Adamawa, Boko Haram, Borno, Christian Association of Nigeria, Goodluck Jonathan, Nigeria, Yobe

Rev. Faye Pama Musa, secretary of the Christian Association of Nigeria (CAN) in Borno State, was shot and killed yesterday (May 14). Musa’s murder came on the day President Goodluck Jonathan declared a state of emergency in Borno, Yobe and Adamawa. Various reports in the region have linked the murder . . . Read More

Goodluck Jonathan’s amnesty gamble

April 23, 2013 Nigeria Abuja, Adamawa, Bauchi, Boko Haram, Borno, Christian Association of Nigeria, Gombe, Goodluck Jonathan, Jama'atu Nasril Islam, Kano, Lagos, Niger Delta, Nigeria, Pentecostals, Sultan of Sokoto, West Africa, Women, Yobe

A month ago, Nigerian President Goodluck Jonathan said he would not negotiate with the militant Islamic sect Boko Haram because they were “ghosts,” faceless adversaries who would not step forward. That was then. This Wednesday, the President is scheduled to formally inaugurate a committee to explore amnesty for Boko Haram . . . Read More

Nigeria explores amnesty for Boko Haram

April 17, 2013 Nigeria Boko Haram, Goodluck Jonathan, Nigeria

Nigerian President Goodluck Jonathan on Wednesday made good on an idea he has been floating for a week: He formed a committee to explore amnesty for Boko Haram. The government released a statement that the panel will “constructively engage key members of Boko Haram and define a comprehensive and workable framework for . . . Read More

Kano bus bomb prompts religious leaders to joint call for urgent measures

March 22, 2013 Nigeria Ansaru, Boko Haram, Christian Association of Nigeria, Goodluck Jonathan, Jama'atu Nasril Islam, Kano, Nigeria, Sabon Gari, Sultan of Sokoto

A car bomb attack in a Christian enclave of Kano, the largest city in mainly-Muslim northern Nigeria, has heightened religious and ethnic tensions throughout the country. At least 25 people have been killed and at least 60 others injured, following the 18th March suicide bomb attack in a bus station . . . Read More

Widest church grouping raises funds for Boko Haram’s almost 800 victims during 2012

March 8, 2013 Nigeria Abuja, Bauchi, Boko Haram, Borno, Christian Association of Nigeria, Goodluck Jonathan, Jos, Kaduna, Kano, Maiduguri, Nigeria, Pentecostals, Sharia, West Africa, Yobe

The most dangerous country for a Christian to live during 2012 was, arguably, Nigeria. That’s what research for the 2013 edition of the World Watch List shows up: it’s produced by the global Christian organisation Open Doors, whose researchers monitor the persecution of Christians worldwide. “Between November 2011 and October . . . Read More

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