The Silent Slaughter: Inside Nigeria’s Christian Persecution Crisis
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Opinion

The Silent Slaughter: Inside Nigeria’s Christian Persecution Crisis

In 2023, I witnessed Nigerian soldiers walk off the job when ordered to fight Boko Haram militants.

Brad Brandon

Over the past 10 years, Northern Nigeria has quickly risen to the top of the list as the most dangerous place to be a Christian. More Christians are killed here than anywhere else in the world.

The data show us that it’s not by slim margins. According to International Christian Concern, in 2022, 90% of all Christians killed in the world were killed in Nigeria. Last year, that number was around 70%.

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