The persecution of Christians in Nigeria has been in the headlines in recent months, with some secular critics casting doubt on the scale of the problem.
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ThepersecutionofChristiansinNigeriahasbeenintheheadlinesinrecentmonths,withsomesecularcriticscastingdoubtonthescaleoftheproblem.
ReligiousfreedomagencyOpenDoorsrecentlypublishedareporttohelpChristiansunderstandwhat’sreallygoingonintheWestAfricannation.
OpenDoorssaysthatseveralIslamistmilitantgroupshavebuiltupamajorpresenceinNigeria,particularlyintheMuslim-majoritynorthofthecountry.
Thesegroupshaveunleashedwavesofviolenceacrossthearea,withthousandskilledeveryyearandmillionsdrivenfromtheirhomes.
Buttheviolenceisregional,withmostoftheattackstakingplaceinthenorthernpartsofNigeria.
ManyChristianslivinginthesouth–particularlyinplaceslikeLagos,themostpopulouscityinsub-SaharanAfrica–don’tfacedailyviolencefortheirfaithinJesus.
However,withincreasingfrequency,violencehasbeguntospillintosomeofthesouthern,Christian-majoritystates.
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