Tag: Christians in Nigeria

In a joint report, the Special Rapporteur on Freedom of Religion or Belief (SRFoRB), Nazila Ghanea, refers to “rising episodes of violence” relating to accusations of blasphemy targeting religious minorities in Nigeria.

Please continue to uphold your Christian brothers and sisters in Nigeria in prayer as they continue to go through this brutal and relentless persecution.

Persecution watchdog International Christian Concern (ICC) reports the militants attacked during the night on March 14 during hot weather.

According to the reports of survivors like Usoo, attacks by Fulani herdsmen on unarmed and unsuspecting villages have become more common in recent years.

THERE was a surge of anti-Christian violence by Muslims around the world that included the destruction of nearly 200 Christian churches in Nigeria during a short period around October.

MUSLIM extremists, along with members of the Nigerian army, allegedly killed 24 Christians during mid-August in Nigeria’s Plateau state, according to Compass Direct News.