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  2. Religious violence in Nigeria - Wikipedia

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    Today, religious violence in Nigeria is dominated by the Boko Haram insurgency, which aims to establish an Islamic state in Nigeria. [50] Since the turn of the 21st century, 62,000 Nigerian Christians have been killed by the terrorist group Boko Haram, Fulani herdsmen and other groups. [48] [49] The killings have been referred to as a silent ...

  3. List of massacres in Nigeria - Wikipedia

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    Religious riots between Christians and Muslims over the introduction of sharia law in Kaduna State, start of the religious riots phase of the Sharia conflict in Nigeria. 2001 Jos riots: 2001-09-07 to 2001-09-17 Jos: 500–5000 [15] Religious riots between Christians and Muslims. Zaki Biam Massacre: 2001-10-20 to 2001-10-24 Benue State: Over 200 ...

  4. Owo church attack - Wikipedia

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    On 5 June 2022, a mass shooting and bomb attack occurred at a Catholic church in the city of Owo in Ondo State, Nigeria. At least 40 people were killed, with the highest estimates being around 80. [1] Some in the federal government of Nigeria suspect the Islamic State – West Africa Province of carrying out the massacre.

  5. February 2014 Konduga massacre - Wikipedia

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    The massacre occurred on 11 February 2014 in Konduga, Borno State, northeastern Nigeria. [1] The village where the attack occurred was predominantly Christian. Dressed in military gear, dozens of attackers raided the village. Some of their victims were shot; others had their throats slit. By the end of February 15, 2014, 121 people had been killed.

  6. Death toll in Nigeria church massacre rises to 40: Governor

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    Forty people were killed in a massacre at a Catholic church in Nigeria's Ondo State on Sunday and 61 survivors are still being treated in hospital, the state governor said on Thursday.

  7. Christmas 2011 Nigeria attacks - Wikipedia

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    The terrorist attacks of sectarian violence of yesterday come in addition to the abominable activities which the terrorist organisation Boko Haram has been carrying out of late against the Christian community in Nigeria." [33] Tunisia – Newly elected President Moncef Marzouki condemned the attacks. In a message to his Nigerian counterpart he ...

  8. Christianity in Nigeria - Wikipedia

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    Persecution of Christians in Nigeria is pervasive and ongoing. "Christians are also routinely denied land to build churches. The last time a Certificate of Occupancy was issued for a church building within the Diocese of Maiduguri was in 1979. Christian students are denied Christian religious curricula in the primary and secondary levels, and ...

  9. Category:Massacres of Christians - Wikipedia

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    Massacres targeting Christians. This article is NOT for massacres in which the people killed just happened to be Christians coincidentally, all the articles in this page should be about massacres in which Christians were intentionally targeted and killed.