Christianity is the most persecuted religion in the world.
And Christian persecution is the most ignored religious persecution.
At least 3,083 Christians were killed and 3,193 abducted in Nigeria between January and August 2026 amid continuing jihadist and communal violence. The organization also estimates that around 400 churches were attacked and 25 priests and pastors were killed or kidnapped during the eight-month period.
Nigerian rights group InterSociety estimates that 19,800 Christian churches have been attacked or destroyed across Nigeria since July 2009. In the Catholic Diocese of Wukari in Taraba State alone, it reports 230 churches destroyed between September 2025 and August 2026, more than 100,000 Catholic parishioners displaced, 200 Christian villages looted and 16 priests forced to flee after their rectories were burned.
InterSociety further says the Church of the Brethren in Nigeria (EYN) and the Universal Reformed Christian Church (NKST) have collectively lost more than 27,000 members and thousands of places of worship since Nigeria's jihadist insurgency began in 2009.