Gunmen Attack a Church in Nigeria

Gunmen attacked a church in Eruku, a town in central Nigeria, killing at least two people and kidnapping the pastor and some worshippers on 18 November. The attack, which occurred days after 25 schoolgirls were abducted in Kebbi State, highlights Nigeria’s escalating security crisis involving banditry, kidnappings-for-ransom, and farmer-herder clashes in the Central Belt. In response, President Bola Tinubu postponed a scheduled trip to the G20 summit in South Africa to receive security briefings.