Agenzia Fides June 9, 2022 Original Article The number of victims according to the official toll of the massacre perpetrated on Sunday June 5 in the church of Saint Francis Xavier in Owo (see Fides, 6/6/2022) has risen to 40. This was announced by the authorities of the State of Ondo, in the southwest of…
Ryan Foley The Christian Post June 4, 2022 Original article The U.S. State Department says it has raised concerns about religious freedom conditions in Nigeria even though advocates accuse the Biden administration of pushing a “political narrative” as the West African country faces increasing extremist and communal violence. The State Department released its annual international…
Lela Gilbert Newsweek May 25, 2022 Original article The recent horrifying death of Deborah Emmanuel Yakubu, a Nigerian college student, focused international attention on Nigeria’s Christians and their persistent abuse by radical Islamists. Thanks to social media, reports and videos of Deborah’s vicious beating and burning in Sokoto were widely circulated for several days. Although…
By Jonah McKeown Catholic News Agency Jan 8, 2022 Link to article A prominent Nigerian bishop has reportedly been ordered in for questioning by a state security agency, after the prelate criticized Nigeria’s government for complicity in the face of kidnappings and other persecution of the country’s Christians. Bishop Matthew Kukah, who leads the Sokoto…
Link to original article Link to related twitter post In December 2020, the United States’ (US) State Department designated Nigeria a Country of Particular Concern (CPC), finding that the government was responsible for engaging in or tolerating “systematic, ongoing, egregious violations of religious freedom.” The rather belated decision marked the first time Nigeria had been…
