7,000 Christians Killed in Nigeria
NEW: A new report finds that in just the first 220 days of 2025, over 7,000 Christians have been killed in Nigeria — an average of 30 every day, more than 1 every hour. Learn more
U.S.-Nigeria policy must prioritize religious freedom
The Hill Mohamed Magid, Frank Wolf March 8, 2023 Original article At the start of the new year, armed gunmen in northern Nigeria invaded the home of Father Isaac Achi, a Catholic priest in Niger State, setting his residence ablaze and burning him to death. The attackers also shot and injured his colleague, Father Collins,…
Pope Francis meets with two Nigerian girls who were kidnapped by Boko Haram
Catholic News Agency Courtney Mares & Peter Pinedo Mar 8, 2023 Original article Pope Francis met Wednesday with two young Nigerian girls who suffered horrendous violence at the hands of the Boko Haram terrorist group. Sixteen-year-old Maryamu Joseph, who escaped from the Boko Haram in July after being held against her will for nine years,…
CSI Appeals to UN for Genocide Prevention in Nigeria
Joel Veldkamp Christian Solidarity International July 27, 2022 Original article ZURICH – Today, Dr. John Eibner, the president of Christian Solidarity International (CSI), wrote to UN Secretary General Antonio Guterres urging the UN to fulfill its mandate to prevent genocide in Nigeria. Eibner also expressed his concern about the lack of a reply to a…
Nigeria’s Religious-Cleansing Crisis Is Not Due to Climate Change
Nina Shea National Review June 21, 2022 Original article Millions of Christians there continue to be targeted simply for practicing their faith. Sixteen days after the massacre on Pentecost Sunday in Nigeria, at St. Francis Xavier Catholic Church in Ondo state, we know one thing for certain: Nigeria’s government is letting the attackers get away…