Tag: Christians in Nigeria

At least 113 Christians feared dead in Nigeria attacks

Originally published in Worthy News A new spate of attacks in Nigeria killed at least 113 people, many of them Christians, well-informed sources told Worthy News on Tuesday. “More Christians have been killed, including in Jos,” the administrative capital and largest city of Plateau State, said Paul Jongas, a Christian […]

Open Doors calls on US to return Nigeria to list of countries violating religious freedoms

In the six months since the Biden administration removed Nigeria from its list of “Countries of Particular Concern” (CPC)—which identifies those in severe violations of religious freedom—religious violence has continued to surge across the region. Last week’s gruesome stoning and burning of Nigerian Christian college student, Deborah Samuel, by extremist […]