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Nigeria: 3,000 people killed and 3,000 kidnapped: the toll of anti-Christian persecution in the first 8 months of 2026
In brief
Intersociety reports that 3,000 people were killed and 3,000 were kidnapped during the first eight months of 2026 due to anti-Christian persecution in Nigeria. The organization further estimates that since 2009, at least 130,783 Christians have been killed and 82,603 abducted.
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- Reporting@zenitenglishNigeria: 3,000 people killed and 3,000 kidnapped: the toll of anti-Christian persecution in the first 8 months of 2026
ZENIT News Agency · Elizabeth Owens
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