❗️🇳🇬⚔️✝️ – Christian Persecution in Nigeria: A Silent Genocide
Nigeria ranks sixth on Open Doors' 2025 World Watch List for extreme Christian persecution. Radical Islamist groups like Boko Haram, ISWAP, and Fulani militants have targeted Christians in the North and Middle Belt… pic.twitter.com/Dh3DMAYuAW
— 🔥🗞The Informant (@theinformant_x) September 25, 2025
Nigeria ranks sixth on Open Doors’ 2025 World Watch List for extreme Christian persecution.
Radical Islamist groups like Boko Haram, ISWAP, and Fulani militants have targeted Christians in the North and Middle Belt since the early 2000s, killing over 62,000 believers in what experts call a “silent genocide.”
These attacks, blending religious extremism with land disputes, have displaced over 5 million and destroyed thousands of churches and farms.
Key Statistics (2023–2025):
✝️ – 2023: Over 4,100 Christians killed (82% of global total); Nigeria led worldwide faith-related killings.
✝️ – 2024: Approximately 3,100 Christians killed, 2,830 kidnapped; violence spread southward.
✝️ – Jan–Aug 2025: Over 7,087 Christians killed (32–35 deaths/day); 185,000+ total deaths since 2009, including 125,000 Christians.
✝️ – Cumulative (2009–2025): 52,250–62,000 Christians killed, including 10,000+ in Middle Belt attacks since 2023.
Major Incidents:
✝️ – June 13, 2025 (Yelwata, Benue State): Fulani jihadists massacred 200+ Christians in a 98% Catholic village, including displaced persons, while shouting “Allahu Akbar.” Homes and crops were burned; over 6,000 displaced, with cholera outbreaks reported.
✝️ – April 2–3, 2025 (Plateau State): Over 60 Christians slaughtered across seven villages in Bokkos County; 383 homes razed. Governor called it “genocide.” Part of 136 community attacks since December 2024.
✝️ – August 18, 2025 (Chakfem, Plateau State): 15 killed, including women and children, in a machete and gun assault.
✝️ – September 19, 2025 (Enugu State): Priest Fr. Mathew Eya murdered en route to his parish; part of 350+ clergy kidnappings since 2023, funding jihadist operations.
Fulani militants, often radicalized, raid Christian farms for land amid climate-driven resource scarcity, but leaders like Bishop Wilfred Anagbe call it deliberate ethnic-religious cleansing.
The Nigerian government faces criticism for inaction, with few perpetrators prosecuted despite UN calls for probes. U.S. hearings in March 2025 urged designating Nigeria a “Country of Particular Concern” for religious freedom violations.
Despite the terror, 94% of Nigerian Catholics attend Mass weekly, showing resilient faith.
Timeless ✠🇻🇦
@timelessfaithh
Sep 26
Yesterday, 64 Christians were slaughtered in Nigeria, and the world remains deafeningly silent.
Murdered for their faith; no political agenda, no warring nations, just pure religious hatred.
Yes…genocide is on the horizon at the hands of Islamic jihadists.
