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2 This fact sheet analyzes data for the period of 1 January 2020 to 30 June 2022. The average number of monthly incidents of violence targeting Christians has risen over 25% since 2021. ACLED data show that the number of incidents of violence targeting Christians in relation to their religious identity in Nigeria increased by 21% in 2021 compared to 2020. Dozens of Christians were killed in early June in Ondo State shortly after the high-profile abductions of Methodist church leaders in Abia state and Catholic priests in Katsina state. This trend has also continued into 2022.Ī series of attacks targeting churches as well as Catholic and Protestant leaders has raised concerns about escalating violence against the Christian community in Nigeria.

ACLED records a 19% increase in political violence events in 2021 compared to 2020, and nearly a third more fatalities.

The rise in violence targeting civilians is additionally linked to a broader surge in overall political violence in Nigeria.It is important to consider these parameters when drawing conclusions from the data. The data here capture political violence targeting Christians - which is not equivalent to all political violence against Christians. Instead, ACLED data on political violence targeting religious communities capture cases of political violence in which the religious identity of the victim(s) is salient in their targeting. 1 ACLED data do not routinely disaggregate victims of political violence according to their religious affiliation.

While Christians make up roughly 50% of the population, violence in which Christians have been specifically targeted in relation to their religious identity accounts for only 5% of reported civilian targeting events. Despite the spike in anti-Christian attacks, the Christian community is not one of the predominant targets of political violence in Nigeria.Attacks on the Christian community have risen amid a wider increase in violence targeting civilians around the country: total civilian targeting increased by 28% from 2020 to 2021, and this trend has continued into 2022.Political violence targeting the Christian community has become more common since 2020.