Yuda Garba, head of the predominantly Christian village of Dnako in Abuja, was abducted with seven others in a late night raid upon the area, reports the media outlet Christian Daily International-Morning Star News.
Nigeria has led the world in the number of Christians killed for their faith or kidnapped.
Media outlets Christian Daily International-Morning Star News report that Chaudhry Abdul Aziz, justice of the Lahore High Court, resigned for “personal reasons” — effective immediately — on March 6.
In a move Feb. 12 seen as a human rights victory, Afzal Baig, a civil judge in Bahawalpur, invalidated the Muslim marriage of 25-year-old Shahida Bibi.
Persecution of India’s Christians has risen exponentially in 10 years and continues to climb, a report reveals.
A relative of the 75-year-old widow incited a group of Muslims after the woman put faith in Jesus during an open-air gospel preaching Feb. 15, a source told Morning Star News.
Attorneys allied with ADF International represented Masih in his legal battle that began in 2022, the advocacy organization says.
Police rescued a 12-year-old Catholic girl who had been abducted two months prior by a neighbor and forced to convert to Islam and to marry the captor.
