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Islamic extremists and radicalized herder militias have killed over 7,000 Christians within the first 220 days of 2025, a new report from a civil society organization estimates, as human rights advocates continue to criticize the Nigerian government's inability to protect Christians.

The Anambra-based International Society for Civil Liberties and Rule of Law (Intersociety), headed by Christian criminologist and researcher Emeka Umeagbalasi, reported that at least 7,087 Christians "were massacred across Nigeria" from Jan. 1 until Aug. 10.

During that time, "no fewer than 7,800 others were violently seized and abducted for being Christians," the report estimates. The organization relies on what it deems to be credible local and foreign media reports, government accounts, repo

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