JOS, Nigeria — Muslim Fulani herdsmen continue their violence against Christians, killing 12 in north-central Nigeria in the first 17 days of February.
Fulani target Christians to take over their land and impose Islam.
- Feb. 2: An attack in Dudu village killed one Christian instantly; another died later at a hospital.
- Feb. 7: Five Christians were killed in Kishosho and Zirshe villages.
- Feb. 14: Three Christians were shot to death near Ri-Babwa village; in a different village also named Zirshe, one Christian was killed.
- Feb. 17: A Christian student died in an attack on a boarding school for boys in Kagara, and 42 Christians and non-Christians were abducted.
Between November 2019 and October 2020, 3,530 Christians were killed and 990 kidnapped in Nigeria, the highest figures in the world. On Dec. 10, 2020, an International Criminal Court prosecutor called for an investigation of crimes against humanity in Nigeria.
Nigeria is No. 9 on Open Doors’ 2021 World Watch List of places where it is most difficult to be a Christian.
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