News of Persecution and Violence in Nigeria
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Abuja Works ‘Threat Assessment’ in Face of Election By Mike Odeh James (Abuja) Nigeria’s president has given his military and intelligence chiefs 90 days to agree on what is actually killing his citizens. At the Federal Executive Council meeting on August 19, 2026, President Bola Tinubu ordered the immediate preparation of a National Threat Assessment […]
Growing Threat to Nigeria from Sahelian Jihadist Groups: Experts By Suleman Ayuba and Onibiyo Segun (Sokoto) – Armed Lukurawa terrorists attacked three Sokoto communities overnight, Tuesday, according to Sahara Reporters, killing five residents, abducting others and looting homes in a coordinated assault exposing the group’s growing ability to challenge law enforcement in Nigeria’s far North.The…
The attack highlights the spread of Fulani militant kidnappings into Nigeria’s southeast and growing insecurity along federal highways. By Ebere Inyama IMO STATE, Nigeria — A four‑month‑old baby was among seven Christians abducted by armed Fulani militants in southeastern Nigeria, where survivors say they were held for three days without food or water, beaten with […]
Christian leaders say the comments violate Nigeria’s constitutional protections and fuel dangerous narratives about religious ownership of the state. By Luka Binniyat KADUNA, Nigeria — A firestorm erupted across Nigeria after influential Islamic cleric Sheikh Sani Yahaya Jingir declared that Christians are “infidels,” a minority, and should leave the country if they oppose Muslim–Muslim political…
Hong LGA hit by back‑to‑back attacks as insurgents push deeper into Christian farming communities By Luka Binniyat & Suleman Ayuba (MAIDUGURI) —Boko Haram fighters are pushing deeper into rural Adamawa State, killing civilians and burning homes just 48 hours after Nigerian troops claimed major security gains in the region. On Monday, August 17, insurgents stormed […]
Survivors and religious-freedom researchers say environmental stress cannot explain attacks on churches, clergy and Christian villages By Mary Kiara (Benue) – A farmer’s murder in Nigeria’s Benue State is forcing a harder question: does climate change explain the violence as Abuja claims, or is it masking deliberate attacks on Christians? Twenty-year-old Christiana Joseph said her […]
Experts warn the Northwest is shifting from banditry to full-scale terrorism By Suleyman Ayuba and Onibiyo Segun Four Nigerian soldiers were killed when more than 300 Lakurawa militants stormed a military post in Kebbe, a town in Sokoto State near Nigeria’s northwestern border, before attacking a hospital and market in a sweeping daylight assault that […]
Community Defense Forces in Crisis: Expert By Onibiyo Segun (Lata Nna, Kwara State) – A former Kwara lawmaker alleges Fulani militia terrorists seized his farm, harvested his crops and sold them openly, raising fears that jihadist militia are expanding control over rural communities in this embattled Middle Belt State. Former Patigi County [local government area] […]
Civilian Guards Overwhelmed as Soldiers 3 Miles Away Stood Down By Masara Kim (Jos)– At least 27 people were killed Monday night in concurrent attacks on Christian villages south of Jos, the capital of Plateau State, TruthNigeria has learned. Among the dead were four civilian guards whom local leaders say were outgunned as armed assailants […]
‘There Are Terrorists Who Want Peace,’ Says National Security Advisor By Suleman Ayuba and Onibiyo Segun (Kankara, Katsina State) – A wanted Fulani bandit-terrorist linked to years of killings and kidnappings has returned to the negotiating table in Katsina State, exposing the pattern of bad-faith talks that allow armed groups to regroup after defeats while […]
SECURITY ALERT: IMMINENT THREATCoordinates: 7°26’01.22″N, 9°37’22.46″E Date: August 17, 2026 TruthNigeria has received credible intelligence indicating that armed Fulani terrorist elements are currently camped around Kundav in Ukum Local Government Area, Benue State, and may be planning an attack. Local sources reported sighting large, suspicious groups of armed men moving through sparsely…
Locals Say 100 Fulani Militia Killed 10 Christians in Attacks Sunday Morning By Ekani Olikita (Makurdi)— Confusion reigns in the governor’s mansion after 10 Christian residents were killed and more than 30 injured in coordinated attacks on communities in Ukum County, Central Nigeria’s Benue State, residents and local officials told TruthNigeria. Officials have been slow […]
53 Civilians Killed, 34 Abducted By Ezinwanne Onwuka Lakurawa terrorists laid siege to northwest Nigeria last week, storming a security camp in Kebbi State and killing 10 police officers before invading a town in Sokoto. In the northcentral, armed men in military uniforms ambushed travelers on major highways, even as a separate attack in Benue […]
