{"id":96832,"date":"2026-07-22T03:28:44","date_gmt":"2026-07-22T03:28:44","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/christianpure.com\/?p=96832"},"modified":"2026-07-27T08:28:35","modified_gmt":"2026-07-27T08:28:35","slug":"extremists-abduct-pastors-wife-3-children-in-nigeria","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/christianpure.com\/it\/learn\/extremists-abduct-pastors-wife-3-children-in-nigeria\/","title":{"rendered":"Estremisti rapiscono la moglie e i 3 figli di un pastore in Nigeria"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"cppw-protected cppw-protected--overlay\"><div class=\"cppw-excerpt cppw-excerpt--overlay\"><p>Islamic terrorists, suspected to be Boko Haram or the Islamic State of West Africa Province (ISWAP), abducted the wife of a pastor and their three children on Saturday, July 18, along the Maiduguri-Damasak highway in Northeast Nigeria. The family of Pastor Moses Guguma was on its way to join him in Damasak when the gunmen stopped their vehicle. Damasak lies in northern Borno state near the Lake Chad basin, about 100 miles from Maiduguri, the state capital. The surrounding region\u2026<\/p>\n<\/div>\t\t<div class=\"cppw-paywall paywp-paywall\" data-required-level=\"25\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"cppw-lock-mark\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/span>\n\t\t\t<h2>Continue reading with a subscription<\/h2>\n\t\t\t<p>Get unlimited access to all our premium content and exclusive features.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"cppw-paywall__actions\">\n\t\t\t\t<a class=\"cppw-button\" href=\"https:\/\/christianpure.com\/it\/become-a-member\/\">Subscribe Now<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<a class=\"cppw-login-link\" href=\"https:\/\/christianpure.com\/it\/login\/\">Already a subscriber? 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The surrounding region\u2026<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":11,"featured_media":104582,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[1064],"tags":[],"series":[1057],"class_list":["post-96832","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-islam","series-islam"],"mb":[],"acf":[],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":57923,"url":"https:\/\/christianpure.com\/it\/learn\/nigerian-priest-released-from-captivity-after-being-kidnapped-by-boko-haram\/","url_meta":{"origin":96832,"position":0},"title":"Nigerian priest released from captivity after being kidnapped by Boko Haram","author":"Christian Pure Team","date":"Agosto 28, 2025","format":false,"excerpt":"Father Alphonsus Afina. \/ Credit: Photo courtesy of the Diocese of Fairbanks CNA Staff, Jul 22, 2025 \/ 14:16 pm (CNA). 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