ABUJA, Nigeria — Eighty-six Christians have been slaughtered in a matter of weeks in one Nigerian state, and a prominent attorney implored the country’s president to declare a military state of emergency there.
Nigeria has led the world in the number of Christians killed for their faith. It is No. 7 on Open Doors’ 2025 World Watch List of the 50 places most difficult to be a Christian. However, the onslaught against Christians in Nigeria has intensified markedly in the past couple of months, leaving hundreds dead.
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In less than two weeks, Muslim Fulani herdsmen murdered 86 individuals in Christian areas of Nigeria’s Benue state. Half were slain on June 1, sources told Christian Daily International-Morning Star News. The villages that the herdsmen raided include Tse Antswam, Edikwu-Ankpali and Opaha, as well as Naka town.
The attacks happened between May 24 and June 1, sources said.
“Sebastine Hon, senior advocate of Nigeria, a prestigious designation conferred upon recommendation of the Nigerian Bar Association, wrote to (Nigerian) President Bola Tinubu on [June 2] demanding immediate measures to halt the growing bloodshed,” reports the news outlet.
“‘It is most imperative that a state of military emergency be declared by Mr. President’” in Benue state, the news article continues, quoting Hon’s letter.
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