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Nigeria: 3,000 people killed and 3,000 kidnapped: the toll of anti-Christian persecution in the first 8 months of 2026

Since Boko Haram launched its campaign in 2009, the organization says at least 19,800 churches have been attacked. Its researchers estimate that 130,783 Christians have been killed and at least 82,603 abducted during the same period.

Nigeria: 3,000 people killed and 3,000 kidnapped: the toll of anti-Christian persecution in the first 8 months of 2026

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Since Boko Haram launched its campaign in 2009, the organization says at least 19,800 churches have been attacked.

Its researchers estimate that 130,783 Christians have been killed and at least 82,603 abducted during the same period.

The broader figures compiled by Intersociety are even more alarming.

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Since Boko Haram launched its campaign in 2009, the organization says at least 19,800 churches have been attacked. Its researchers estimate that 130,783 Christians have been killed and at least 82,603 abducted during the same period. The broader figures compiled by Intersociety are even more alarming.

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The broader figures compiled by Intersociety are even more alarming.

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