ROME, Italy \u2014 Nigeria is the most dangerous place in the world to be a Christian, according to a report on Christian persecution by International Christian Concern (ICC).<\/p>\n
In ICC\u2019s 2023 \u201cPersecutors of the World\u201d\u00a0report<\/a>, Nigeria is billed as the world\u2019s top oppressor because of its \u201cendemic\u201d anti-Christian violence.<\/p>\n Radical Muslim terror groups such as Boko Haram and Fulani militants have waged a \u201c20-year genocide against Christians in Nigeria,\u201d the report declared, and as a result \u201cChristian men, women, and children are brutally kidnapped, tortured, and killed every week in Nigeria.\u201d<\/p>\n In just 128 days of 2022, spanning from March 4 to July 6, a total of 55 separate attacks resulted in the deaths of 549 Christians, ICC reported.<\/p>\n The adoption of Sharia criminal law in 12 northern states has exacerbated the ongoing persecution of Christians in the region, the text stated, and meanwhile the Nigerian government and much of the international community \u201ccontinue to deny religious motivation behind ongoing violence, despite the clear targeting of Christians and churches.\u201d<\/p>\n \u201cOnce again, Nigeria\u2019s Christian community is suffering at the hands of radical Fulani militants,\u201d ICC president Jeff King noted. \u201cAnd once again, rather than intervening, the Nigerian government continues to turn a blind eye to the violence, aiding and abetting the ongoing genocide.\u201d<\/p>\n \u201cNo longer can this trend of violence be dismissed as a complicated, regional conflict over land rights,\u201d King added. \u201cThe government\u2019s inaction on the matter is inexcusable and the violence will only worsen unless the international community steps in.\u201d<\/p>\n The principal driver of Christian persecution in Nigeria is radical Islam and, according to ICC, the three main perpetrators of persecution are Boko Haram, Fulani militants, and Islamic conservative communities.<\/p>\n While Boko Haram has killed tens of thousands of people, mostly Christians, Fulani militants operating in Nigeria\u2019s Middle Belt \u201chave killed more Christians in the past several years than Boko Haram and have displaced millions of Christian farmers.\u201d<\/p>\n To add insult to injury, in 2021 the U.S. State Department removed Nigeria from its list of Countries of Particular Concern (CPC) despite unabated violence and atrocities against Christians.<\/p>\n \u201cThis lack of designation essentially indicates to Nigeria that the U.S. approves of all its actions,\u201d the ICC noted. \u201cWhether the U.S. acknowledges the plight of Nigerian Christians or not, the fact remains the same: Nigeria has become a burial ground for believers of the Christian faith.\u201d<\/p>\n Read more at: breitbart.com<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" ROME, Italy \u2014 Nigeria is the most dangerous place in the world to be a Christian, according to a report on Christian persecution by International Christian Concern (ICC). In ICC\u2019s 2023 \u201cPersecutors of the World\u201d\u00a0report, Nigeria is billed as the world\u2019s top oppressor because of its \u201cendemic\u201d anti-Christian violence. 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