There is a small Orthodox Christian community in Nigeria, which His Beatitude Patriarch Theodore II of Alexandria and All Africa visited in February 2024.
Orthodox Times reported: “On the afternoon of Tuesday, February 6, 2024, on the eve of the feast of Saint Parthenios, Bishop of Lampsacus, Patriarch Theodore II of Alexandria and All Africa performed the Vespers Service for the small Orthodox community of Abuja, the capital of Nigeria. After the service, he bestowed his blessings upon the congregation, offering words of love and support to the faithful. He assured them that they would soon have their own place of worship and a dedicated priest to tend to their spiritual and religious needs.”
“Fulani Gunmen Kill 19 Christians in Plateau State, Nigeria,” Morning Star News, December 10, 2024:
ABUJA, Nigeria (Christian Daily International–Morning Star News) – Suspected Fulani terrorists killed a Christian in Plateau state, Nigeria on Dec. 1 after prior attacks in the state left 18 other Christians dead, sources said. A band of six gunmen “believed to be Fulani militants” ambushed two Christians riding a motorcycle in Du’ang village in the Kwi area of Riyom County on Dec. 1, killing James Yakubu, 23, according to a press statement from human rights advocate and attorney Dalyop Solomon Mwantiri. Mwantiri quoted the other motorcycle rider, Julius Dung, as saying that they were returning from Baten village between 9 p.m. and 10 p.m. when the “group of six Fulani laid ambush” on them. “My friend screamed out that I should see Fulani – before I could realize anything, I saw torchlight before me as James jumped down from the motorcycle,” Dung said. “One of the Fulani who tried to block my way had edged out when I drove towards him. Immediately as I passed, he started running after me while my friend shouted that it’s Fulani, and I should run.” Dung alerted residents of Du’ang village who came out to help, but they could not find Yakubu or the assailants, he said. “We started searching for over an hour before his corpse was found and brought to the community,” he said. Mwantiri said military personnel stationed in the area visited the area and brought the corpse to a mortuary. In Bokkos County, Fulani herdsmen on Nov. 25 reportedly attacked Maikatako and Maihakorin Gold villages, killing one Christian. In the county’s predominantly Christian Gyetel village on Nov. 18, a Fulani attack wounded two villagers, while the same day in Matelem herdsmen abducted and killed 85-tear-old Christian Deh Idi Dakum, said his son, Bala Dakum….
