Nigeria

In the northeast and in the Middle Belt region, Islamist terrorist groups including Boko Haram and Fulani militias regularly carry out attacks on Christians and moderate Muslims. CSI is active in Nigeria, as well as in other sub-Saharan countries plagued by jihadist attacks, for example Mozambique.

CSI priorities:

Food distribution and medical care for IDPs
Financial start-up assistance for displaced people
Scholarships and material support for the children of victims of violence

News – Nigeria

Longdi ThankGod, a 22-year-old Christian woman, was in labor at a rural clinic in Nigeria’s Middle Belt when armed Fulani militia men stormed the building shortly after midnight. csi

Jul 02, 2026

Nigeria: Pregnant woman flees Fulani militia attack; loses five family members

A 22-year-old Christian woman was giving birth when armed Fulani militia men stormed the rural clinic in Nigeria’s Middle Belt. She escaped, but lost her husband and four members of his family in the attack.

Three Christian women mourn their husbands, who were killed by suspected Fulani militants on June 10, during their burial in Sol Village, Ta-Hoss community, Riyom Local Government Area. csi.

Jun 22, 2026

Fulani militants kill 42 Christians in Nigeria’s Middle Belt in two weeks

The victims include four young children. A decade of Fulani militia attacks in the Middle Belt has left tens of thousands of Nigerian Christians dead and millions displaced.

May 12, 2026

Still no protection for African Christians from slaughter: U.S. 2026 Counterterrorism Strategy

The new White House Counterterrorism Strategy for 2026 reiterates President Trump’s pledge “to protect Christians,” writes CSI President Dr. John Eibner. But it does not go beyond the sharing of intelligence and the creation of commercial opportunities in conjunction with sub-Saharan regimes, complemented occasionally by the dropping of a few bombs, he says.

                                
                                                                    Aug 20, 2026                                    

                Confronting the suffering in Plateau State: a first-hand account
            
                Read more                            

                                                                    Aug 05, 2026                                    

                Nigeria: Persecution of Christians persists as U.S. withdraws
            
                Read more                            

                                                                    Jul 13, 2026                                    

                Nigerian widow sues state over alleged forced conversion of teenage daughter
            
                Read more                            

                                                                    Jul 06, 2026                                    

                Nigeria: Fulani militants killed four times more people than Boko Haram and ISWAP
            
                Read more                            

                                                                    Apr 09, 2026                                    

                Nigerian theologian contributes to CSI essay series on “Persecution and the Unity of Believers”
            
                Read more                            

                                                                    Mar 24, 2026                                    

                Nigeria: Gwoza suffers devastating attack despite presence of U.S. troops
            
                Read more                            

                                                                    Feb 13, 2026                                    

                Nigeria: President Trump intervenes, but attacks on Christians persist
            
                Read more                            

                                                                    Feb 02, 2026                                    

                January review: four Armenian hostages freed; sustained violence against Christians in Nigeria
            
                Read more                            

                                                                    Jan 22, 2026                                    

                Podcast: Is violence in Nigeria driven by resources or religion? (Part 2)
            
                Read more                            

                                                                    Jan 20, 2026                                    

                Nigeria: Abducted priest Bobbo Paschal freed after two months
            
                Read more