Nigerian student arrested after conversion

Nigerian student arrested after conversion

KARU, Nigeria — A Nigerian university student who converted from Islam to Christianity has been arrested by state security forces, as has the man who introduced her to Christianity.

World Watch Monitor reported that Nabila Umar Sanda, 19, a student at Karu’s Bingham University, which is owned by one of Nigeria’s major churches, Evangelical Church Winning All, was arrested Jan. 8. Her friend, Simput Dafup, a 33-year-old Christian, was arrested that same day, and both are still being held in an unknown location.

Speaking to the press in Jos, local church leader Jeremiah Datim said he had followed governmental procedures to report Sanda’s conversion but the arrests happened shortly after those meetings.

Nigeria ranks 14th on Open Doors’ 2018 World Watch List of countries where it is most difficult to be a Christian. (TAB)