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

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Oct 05, 2026

CSI raises alarm about mass violence against Nigerian Christians at UN Human Rights Council

Christian Solidarity International corroborates reports relayed by UN Special Rapporteur for Freedom of Religion or Belief about militias imposing sexual violence against Christian communities in so-called ‘peace deals.’

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.

                                
                                                                    Oct 07, 2026                                    

                Nigerian forces warned of Middle Belt massacres but fail to act
            
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                                                                    Oct 06, 2026                                    

                A primer on the killings of Christians in Nigeria’s Middle Belt
            
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                                                                    Oct 01, 2026                                    

                Under Siege: Why we’re telling the story of Christians in Nigeria’s Middle Belt
            
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                                                                    Sep 16, 2026                                    

                Church in Nigeria is ‘thriving’ but bleeding, report finds
            
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                                                                    Sep 10, 2026                                    

                Nigeria: Christian terror attack survivors have sheltered an elderly Muslim for 16 years
            
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                                                                    Sep 08, 2026                                    

                Nigeria: 90% of ransom money goes to jihadists targeting Christians
            
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                                                                    Sep 03, 2026                                    

                Nigeria: CSI launches media fellowship to raise awareness of mass atrocities
            
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                                                                    Aug 20, 2026                                    

                Confronting the suffering in Plateau State: a first-hand account
            
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                                                                    Aug 05, 2026                                    

                Nigeria: Persecution of Christians persists as U.S. withdraws
            
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                                                                    Jul 13, 2026                                    

                Nigerian widow sues state over alleged forced conversion of teenage daughter
            
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