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Christians in Nigeria: The World's Deadliest Place to Follow Jesus
Nigeria accounts for more Christians killed for their faith than any other country on earth: 3,490 of the 4,849 recorded worldwide in Open Doors' 2026 World Watch List. Most of the violence falls on farming villages in the Middle Belt, including Plateau State.
It rarely makes international news because it never resolves into a single event — it is a village, a road, a church, week after week. We keep this page so the story stays in one place and stays in view.
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A Pastor Killed, a Reporter Under Fire: Nigeria's Daily Attrition
A pastor and a church worker were killed, and the pastor's son critically wounded, roughly five miles from an earlier attack site. A reporter documenting it was shot at while filming.
The Kingdom Briefing: Four Stories to Pray Through This Week
This week's source-linked briefing follows four stories where the Church is being called beyond attention and into prayer, care, relief and patient discipleship.
Worship at Any Cost: Believers Gather Under Pressure Across Six Nations
From an unfinished church in Mexico to a burned church in Nigeria, believers continue to gather—and ask the global Church for specific, sustained prayer.
‘God Has Left Me for a Purpose’: A Nigerian Widow Chooses Healing After Unthinkable Loss
Open Doors tells the story of Asabe, a Christian mother from Plateau State who survived a 2025 attack and later found strength through Scripture, church fellowship and trauma-informed care.
A Nigerian Woman Left Islam for Christ. A Court Just Ruled in Her Favour.
In Nigeria, leaving Islam for Christianity can mean losing your family, your home, and your safety. For one woman living under threat after her conversion, the courts did something almost nobody expected.
Nigeria Accounts for 72% of Christians Killed Worldwide — and a Governor Just Drew a Line
Of the 4,849 Christians killed for their faith worldwide in the last reporting year, 3,490 were in Nigeria. In September, Plateau State's governor ordered security agencies to shut down unauthorised religious enforcement.