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Dozens feared dead after terrorists attack a church in southwestern Nigeria during Pentecost Mass

Terrorists suspected by locals to be Fulani militiamen attacked a church in Ondo State, southwestern Nigeria, on 5 June, Pentecost Sunday, killing dozens of worshippers and injuring several others, local media report. The attack took place at St Francis Catholic Church in Owo Local Government Area of Ondo State during a Pentecost Sunday worship service.

Over 100 killed, thousands displaced as Fulani militias strike Giwa, Kaduna State

On the evening of Thursday 24 March 2022 Fulani militias unleashed mayhem in the western part of Giwa local government area of Kaduna State, claiming over one hundred lives and destroying properties worth millions.

Terrorists target returning IDPs in Plateau State

Christians displaced in Nigeria’s Plateau State have expressed alarm that terrorists are taking over their towns while the government turns a blind eye, writes journalist Masara Kim.

Violence in Nigeria: At least 615 killed in first three weeks of 2022

From January 1 to January 21, at least 615 people have been reported as murdered by ‘bandits’, ‘herdsmen’, ‘gunmen’ and ‘Fulani’ militants, and at least 231 known persons were abducted by the aforementioned. Approximately 13,050 Nigerian people have been displaced from their homes due to the violence. These statistics have been aggregated from reports in both the international and local Nigerian press.

Muslim militants kill ten Christians after pledging to stop Plateau State killings

At least ten people were killed in a midnight attack by suspected jihadists on a small Christian town in central Nigeria’s Plateau State on 26 November, according to local officials. Survivors say they were attacked by their Fulani neighbours despite a peace deal signed with Fulani leaders on 21 October.

Kaduna State journalist jailed after reporting attacks on Christians

Shortly after reporting on massacres that claimed the lives of 42 Christians in Nigeria’s Kaduna State, Luka Binniyat – a Nigeria Report contributor - was jailed by the country's federal government.

Nigeria's little known Fulani Christians worship in secret

Rev. Buba Aliyu, a former Muslim from the Fulani tribe, is credited with the conversion of thousands of Fulani Muslims to Christianity, writes Masara Kim.