Four Christians in Burkina Faso were recently killed for choosing to wear crosses.

African persecution has been ongoing against Christians for some time. Most recently, wearing crosses as a sign of their faith in Christ resulted in the death of four Christians in Burkino Faso.

Open Doors USA reported an attack on June 27, 2019 occurred when unknown and armed men entered a village in the African country. Quoting survivor testimony, the organization said that the men made everyone in the village lie down before proceeding to ask for names of Christians in the village. They also searched individuals for signs of Christian insignia.

Four men were found in the course of that search: Theophile Ouedraogo, Ernest Kassoaga, David Zoungrana, and his younger brother Philippe. All wearing crosses symbolic of their dedication to the Christian faith, they were singled out before being taken aside and executed. 

Before leaving the village, the militants also burned the shop that had belonged to Zoungrana, one of the victims.

Citizens of the village were warned not to contact authorities, military forces, or any government officials about the attack, and suggested that they would be returning to the village.

Remaining Christians were warned to convert to Islam or face execution at their next attack.

This latest act of persecution brings the Burkina Faso death toll to 27 for 2019.