Nigeria named epicenter of global killings of Christians over faith in 2025, report says
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A new Open Doors report for 2025 identifies Nigeria as the epicenter of global killings of Christians due to their faith. The report states that Nigeria accounts for 72% of the 4,849 Christians killed worldwide for their faith in the year up to September 2025. Sub-Saharan Africa is highlighted as a region with increasing persecution, with 14 of the top 50 countries for Christian deaths located there. Open Doors reports that one in seven Christians globally face high levels of persecution, a figure that rises to one in five in Africa. The organization attributes much of the violence to Islamist Fulani militants, who allegedly target Christians. While Muslims have also been killed in Nigeria, the report indicates Christians have been disproportionately targeted.
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