ABUJA, Nigeria — Two Christians were slain and many others were kidnapped in an overnight terrorist raid in Nigeria.
The attack on the predominantly Christian village of Gonin Gora in Nigeria’s Kaduna State occurred Feb. 28–29, report the news services Christian Daily International and Morning Star News.
Muslim terrorists killed two Christians, wounded dozens and abducted many others, who remain captive.
In order to “curtail the incessant attacks there,” police were deployed to the Angwan Auta area of Gonin Gora, the news services say.
“The Kaduna state government has directed security agencies to — as a matter of urgency — deploy their personnel to the area to repel the attackers,” Samuel Aruwan, commissioner of the state’s Ministry of Internal Security and Home Affairs, told the news services.
Christians in Nigeria have been the targets of violence for many years. Nigeria has led the world in the number of Christians killed for their faith or kidnapped.
Nigeria is No. 6 on Open Doors’ 2024 World Watch List of places most difficult to be a Christian.
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