ABUJA, Nigeria — Christians in Nigeria continue to be under siege, as 15 more were killed in a matter of weeks.
Nigeria has led the world in the number of Christians killed for their faith. Nigeria is No. 7 on Open Doors’ 2025 World Watch List of places most difficult to be a Christian.
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Recent attacks
The news outlets Christian Daily International and Morning Star News report these recent attacks upon Christians:
— Six Christians were killed in two attacks in Nigeria’s Kaduna state within a week. One Christian was slain Feb. 5 in Majagada Binawa village and two others in Fadan Rumaya, sources said. On Jan. 30, a pastor of an Evangelical Church Winning All congregation in Kwassam village was ambushed and slain. Two other Christians also were killed. Muslim Fulani herdsmen are suspected in the Feb. 5 and Jan. 30 raids.
— Seventeen Christians were kidnapped Feb. 2 from Fadan Ruruma.
— Muslim Fulani herdsmen are likewise suspected in the Feb. 3 and Feb. 5 raids upon the villages of Okpomaju, Odudaje and Asa in Benue state, in which six Christians were killed. Eight others were kidnapped, sources said.
— Bala Galadima, pastor of an Evangelical Church Winning All congregation in Lubo in Gombe state, was gunned down Feb. 9 at his residence on church property. Boko Haram, an Islamic extremist group, is suspected in the attack, according to sources.
— At least two Christians were killed in January in an attack upon an area in Chibok County in Borno state in which five church buildings and 74 homes burned, residents reported. Boko Haram members are believed to have been the attackers.
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