The recent killing of dozens worshippers at a Catholic church in south-western Nigeria has reignited concern about religious violence in the country.
The Christian Association of Nigeria (CAN), an umbrella group representing church groups, says attacks on churches and Christians have been increasing sharply.
“It is becoming a hopeless situation and is reprehensible,” says CAN spokesman Adebayo Oladeji.
How many attacks?
There has been a clear rise in recorded incidents targeting Christians since 2019.
According to data collected by the Armed Conflict Location and Event Data Project (ACLED), there have already been 23 separate attacks on church premises and people linked to them so far this year. For the whole of 2021 there were 31, and in 2020 there were 18.
A series of high-profile incidents this year has drawn particular attention to the issue.
- As many as 40 worshippers were killed in a church in Ondo state in the south-west on 5 June
- Methodist Church leader Samuel Kanu Uche was kidnapped in the south-east on 29 May
- Two Catholic priests were abducted in Katsina state on 25 May
A decade ago, recorded attacks against Christian targets were also very high, with 46 in 2012 going by ACLED data.
In April that year, gunmen killed at least 15 people in a university theatre being used by Christian worshippers in the northern city of Kano. And later in 2012, at least 19 people died in an attack on a church in central Nigeria.
During this period, many of the attacks were carried out by the militant Islamist group, Boko Haram.
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