{"id":75283,"date":"2026-07-27T00:28:39","date_gmt":"2026-07-27T00:28:39","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/christianpure.com\/?p=75283"},"modified":"2026-07-27T00:28:39","modified_gmt":"2026-07-27T00:28:39","slug":"nigeria-accounts-for-72-of-christian-killings-worldwide-new-report-finds","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/christianpure.com\/nl\/learn\/nigeria-accounts-for-72-of-christian-killings-worldwide-new-report-finds\/","title":{"rendered":"Nigeria is verantwoordelijk voor 72% van de christelijke moorden wereldwijd, blijkt uit nieuw rapport"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"cppw-protected cppw-protected--overlay\"><div class=\"cppw-excerpt cppw-excerpt--overlay\"><p>Member of Parliament David Smith, the U.K. special envoy for freedom of religion or belief, speaks at the parliamentary launch of the World Watch List on Jan. 14, 2026. | Credit: Open Doors Jan 16, 2026 \/ 10:11 am (CNA). More Christians were killed in Nigeria last year than anywhere else in the world combined, a new report has found, placing the country at the center of a growing global persecution crisis.Of the 4,849 Christians killed for their faith worldwide,\u2026<\/p>\n<\/div>\t\t<div class=\"cppw-paywall paywp-paywall\" data-required-level=\"25\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"cppw-lock-mark\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/span>\n\t\t\t<h2>Continue reading with a subscription<\/h2>\n\t\t\t<p>Get unlimited access to all our premium content and exclusive features.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"cppw-paywall__actions\">\n\t\t\t\t<a class=\"cppw-button\" href=\"https:\/\/christianpure.com\/nl\/become-a-member\/\">Subscribe Now<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<a class=\"cppw-login-link\" href=\"https:\/\/christianpure.com\/nl\/login\/\">Already a subscriber? 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More Christians were killed in Nigeria last year than anywhere else in the world combined, a new report has found, placing the country at the center of a growing global persecution crisis.Of the 4,849 Christians killed for their faith worldwide,\u2026<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":11,"featured_media":100850,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[100],"tags":[],"series":[],"class_list":["post-75283","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-christian-news"],"mb":[],"acf":[],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":26772,"url":"https:\/\/christianpure.com\/nl\/learn\/nigeria-tops-report-for-number-of-christians-killed-kidnapped-in-2024\/","url_meta":{"origin":75283,"position":0},"title":"Nigeria tops report for number of Christians killed, kidnapped in 2024","author":"Christian Pure Team","date":"januari 17, 2025","format":false,"excerpt":"[ad_1] Church at the Good Shepherd Major Seminary in Kaduna, Nigeria. \/ Credit: Father Samuel Kanta Sakaba, rector of a Good Shepherd Major Seminary in Kaduna Rome Newsroom, Jan 15, 2025 \/ 11:20 am (CNA). Nigeria was the country with the most Christians killed and kidnapped in 2024, according to the latest report from advocacy group Open Doors.The World Watch List, released Jan. 15, found that 3,100 Christians were killed and 2,830 Christians were kidnapped in Nigeria in 2024, far\u2026","rel":"","context":"In &quot;Christian News&quot;","block_context":{"text":"Christian News","link":"https:\/\/christianpure.com\/nl\/learn\/category\/christian-news\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/christianpure.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/dimension-2024-01-24t073637-1706079514.jpg.webp.webp?fit=800%2C500&ssl=1&resize=350%2C200","width":350,"height":200,"srcset":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/christianpure.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/dimension-2024-01-24t073637-1706079514.jpg.webp.webp?fit=800%2C500&ssl=1&resize=350%2C200 1x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/christianpure.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/dimension-2024-01-24t073637-1706079514.jpg.webp.webp?fit=800%2C500&ssl=1&resize=525%2C300 1.5x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/christianpure.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/dimension-2024-01-24t073637-1706079514.jpg.webp.webp?fit=800%2C500&ssl=1&resize=700%2C400 2x"},"classes":[]},{"id":75129,"url":"https:\/\/christianpure.com\/nl\/learn\/report-4849-christians-murdered-worldwide-from-october-2024-to-september-2025\/","url_meta":{"origin":75283,"position":1},"title":"Report: 4,849 Christians murdered worldwide from October 2024 to September 2025","author":"Christian Pure Team","date":"januari 17, 2026","format":false,"excerpt":"Credit: Lars Hallstrom\/Shutterstock Jan 14, 2026 \/ 17:04 pm (CNA). A total of 4,849 Christians were murdered for their faith worldwide between Oct. 1, 2024, and Sept. 30, 2025, 373 more than in the same period the previous year, according to the 2026 World Watch List (WWL).According to an annual report presented Jan. 14 by the organization Open Doors, which ranks the countries where Christians suffer the most extreme persecution and discrimination, the majority of these crimes continue to occur\u2026","rel":"","context":"In &quot;Christian News&quot;","block_context":{"text":"Christian News","link":"https:\/\/christianpure.com\/nl\/learn\/category\/christian-news\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"Report: 4,849 Christians murdered worldwide from October 2024 to September 2025","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/christianpure.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Report-4849-Christians-murdered-worldwide-from-October-2024-to-September-2025.jpg?fit=680%2C454&ssl=1&resize=350%2C200","width":350,"height":200,"srcset":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/christianpure.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Report-4849-Christians-murdered-worldwide-from-October-2024-to-September-2025.jpg?fit=680%2C454&ssl=1&resize=350%2C200 1x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/christianpure.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Report-4849-Christians-murdered-worldwide-from-October-2024-to-September-2025.jpg?fit=680%2C454&ssl=1&resize=525%2C300 1.5x"},"classes":[]},{"id":67981,"url":"https:\/\/christianpure.com\/nl\/learn\/trump-announces-cpc-designation-for-nigeria\/","url_meta":{"origin":75283,"position":2},"title":"Trump Announces CPC Designation for Nigeria","author":"Christian Pure Team","date":"januari 23, 2026","format":false,"excerpt":"On Friday, President Donald Trump did something Christians around the world have been urging him to do since he took office.\u00a0\u00a0 In a message on social media, Trump acknowledged the atrocities that Christians in Nigeria face daily, saying that \u201cRadical Islamists\u00a0are responsible for\u00a0this mass slaughter. I am hereby making Nigeria a \u201cCOUNTRY OF PARTICULAR CONCERN.\u201d\u00a0 A Country of Particular Concern (CPC) designation could significantly improve the lives of many Christians in Nigeria by raising awareness of the ongoing persecution and\u2026","rel":"","context":"In &quot;Christian News&quot;","block_context":{"text":"Christian News","link":"https:\/\/christianpure.com\/nl\/learn\/category\/christian-news\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"","src":"","width":0,"height":0},"classes":[]},{"id":77807,"url":"https:\/\/christianpure.com\/nl\/learn\/u-s-lawmakers-introduce-legislation-to-stem-persecution-in-nigeria\/","url_meta":{"origin":75283,"position":3},"title":"U.S. Lawmakers Introduce Legislation to Stem Persecution in Nigeria","author":"Christian Pure Team","date":"maart 30, 2026","format":false,"excerpt":"U.S. Rep. Chris Smith (R-NJ), Chairman of the House Foreign Affairs Africa Subcommittee, and Rep. 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For more than two decades, International Christian Concern ICC has chronicled mass killings and displacements of Christians by Fulani militias, Boko Haram, Islamic State West\u2026","rel":"","context":"In &quot;Christian News&quot;","block_context":{"text":"Christian News","link":"https:\/\/christianpure.com\/nl\/learn\/category\/christian-news\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"","src":"","width":0,"height":0},"classes":[]},{"id":67206,"url":"https:\/\/christianpure.com\/nl\/learn\/congressional-leaders-demand-protections-for-christians-in-nigeria\/","url_meta":{"origin":75283,"position":4},"title":"Congressional Leaders Demand Protections for Christians in Nigeria","author":"Christian Pure Team","date":"november 13, 2025","format":false,"excerpt":"Nigeria (International Christian Concern) \u2014 Christians in Nigeria have faced ongoing attacks with minimal support from the international community, prompting members of the U.S. Congress to appeal to the president to take action. Many have characterized the violence against Christians in Nigeria as \u201cChristian genocide,\u201d as violent incidents have occurred within churches and Christian communities in the central and northern regions of the country. Security conditions in Nigeria have deteriorated in recent years, particularly in the north, which is predominantly\u2026","rel":"","context":"In &quot;Christian News&quot;","block_context":{"text":"Christian News","link":"https:\/\/christianpure.com\/nl\/learn\/category\/christian-news\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"","src":"","width":0,"height":0},"classes":[]},{"id":68292,"url":"https:\/\/christianpure.com\/nl\/learn\/trump-threatens-military-action-if-nigeria-fails-to-end-religious-persecution-of-christians\/","url_meta":{"origin":75283,"position":5},"title":"Trump threatens military action if Nigeria fails to end religious persecution of Christians","author":"Christian Pure Team","date":"november 29, 2025","format":false,"excerpt":"President Donald Trump holds a press briefing with Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth in August 2025. \/ Credit: Joey Sussman\/ Shutterstock Washington, D.C. Newsroom, Nov 3, 2025 \/ 18:30 pm (CNA). U.S. President Donald Trump threatened military action against Nigeria if it fails to end Christian persecution.\u201cIf the Nigerian government continues to allow the killing of Christians, the U.S.A. will immediately stop all aid and assistance to Nigeria and may very well go into that now-disgraced country, \u2018guns-a-blazing,\u2019 to completely wipe\u2026","rel":"","context":"In &quot;Christian News&quot;","block_context":{"text":"Christian News","link":"https:\/\/christianpure.com\/nl\/learn\/category\/christian-news\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"Trump threatens military action if Nigeria fails to end religious persecution of Christians","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/christianpure.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/Trump-threatens-military-action-if-Nigeria-fails-to-end-religious-persecution-of-Christians.webp?fit=800%2C533&ssl=1&resize=350%2C200","width":350,"height":200,"srcset":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/christianpure.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/Trump-threatens-military-action-if-Nigeria-fails-to-end-religious-persecution-of-Christians.webp?fit=800%2C533&ssl=1&resize=350%2C200 1x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/christianpure.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/Trump-threatens-military-action-if-Nigeria-fails-to-end-religious-persecution-of-Christians.webp?fit=800%2C533&ssl=1&resize=525%2C300 1.5x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/christianpure.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/Trump-threatens-military-action-if-Nigeria-fails-to-end-religious-persecution-of-Christians.webp?fit=800%2C533&ssl=1&resize=700%2C400 2x"},"classes":[]}],"jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/christianpure.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/Nigeria-accounts-for-72-of-Christian-killings-worldwide-new-report-finds.jpg?fit=2048%2C1365&ssl=1","mfb_acf":[],"mfb_rest_fields":["title","jetpack_publicize_connections","jetpack-related-posts","jetpack_sharing_enabled","jetpack_featured_media_url"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/christianpure.com\/nl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/75283","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/christianpure.com\/nl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/christianpure.com\/nl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/christianpure.com\/nl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/11"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/christianpure.com\/nl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=75283"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/christianpure.com\/nl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/75283\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/christianpure.com\/nl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/100850"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/christianpure.com\/nl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=75283"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/christianpure.com\/nl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=75283"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/christianpure.com\/nl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=75283"},{"taxonomy":"series","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/christianpure.com\/nl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/series?post=75283"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}