Twelve Christians were killed and a church building burned down when Islamists attacked a Christian community in Adamawa State, north-eastern Nigeria, on April 21.
The attack was carried out by the Islamic State West Africa Province (ISWAP)
“By the grace of God Almighty,” declared an Islamic State (IS – also known as ISIS, ISIL, Daesh) social media account, “soldiers of the Caliphate raided the Christian village of Kubako … killing 12 Christian combatants.”
Islamic State fighters burning a church in Adamawa State in May 2025.
In recent months, IS propaganda has used the word “combatants” to describe Christians and Jews who have refused to accept either conversion to Islam or dhimmi status as subjugated people under Islamic rule.
North-eastern Nigeria is the epicenter of ISWAP and Boko Haram activity.
Kubako lies just across the state boundary from Borno State, where ISWAP has slaughtered hundreds of Christian and Muslim civilians as well as Nigerian soldiers.
In a separate incident on the same day, also in northern Adamawa State, suspected Islamists killed Emmanuel Ezeokwe, a church minister in the village of Zinai.
Tens of thousands of Christians have been killed by Islamists in northern and Middle Belt Nigeria over the last 15 years in what church leaders have referred to as an anti-Christian “genocide.”
How You Can Pray
Ask the Lord to bring an end to this campaign of violence, for the sake of all people in north-eastern Nigeria and especially our brothers and sisters who are viewed as “combatants.” Pray that He will comfort the bereaved and make His people in Adamawa State a witness of His glory and grace.
