Saidu Yakubu, alleged leader of a kidnapping gang that set a fire which destroyed a Nigerian church rectory and killed a seminary student, has been taken into custody.
Antar Abbas Abu Hidia, general secretary of the Sudanese Church of Christ, apprehended by Rapid Support Forces and incarcerated in Soba Prison in Khartoum, Sudan.
Three Christians recently were killed in Uganda for their faith in Jesus Christ, and three others suffered severe attacks.
Seven Kenyan Christians in different countries were killed for their faith, apparently because they were evangelizing among other religious groups.
Nigeria has led the world in the number of Christians kidnapped or killed for their faith.
Nigeria is No. 6 on Open Doors’ 2024 World Watch List of places most difficult to be a Christian.
Kiisa Masolo was killed allegedly for sharing Christ even though Uganda’s constitution and laws allow for freedom of religion, including converting from one faith to another.
Egypt is No. 38 on Open Doors’ 2024 World Watch List of places most difficult to be a Christian.
