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CATHOLIC REGISTER: Christian genocide feared in Nigeria
Emeka Umeagbalasi, director of the Catholic-inspired NGO Intersociety, raised concerns that cases of kidnappings and killings of Catholic clergy are not properly investigated by Nigerian authorities.
The recent kidnapping and killing aren’t isolated incidents. They are part of a broader system of Christian persecution in Nigeria, according to Umeagbalasi. Statistics from Nigeria’s bishops’ conference indicate that 145 priests have been kidnapped in Nigeria over the past 10 years. Some have been killed.
Umeagbalasi said the number may be much higher and that he is aware of 250 Catholic priests who had been kidnapped in Nigeria since 2015. At least 350 clerics from other denominations have also been taken within the same time frame, he added.
Kidnappings in Nigeria have become what the Bishop Mathew Hassan Kukah of Sokoto called “a criminal industrial complex” that generates millions of dollars in revenue. A study by the Africa-focused SBM Intelligence firm lifts the veil on the grim business, stating in their August 2024 report that between July 2023 and June 2024, hostage-takers had demanded $32 million (U.S.) ransom for the release of 7,568 people abducted.
Besides the economic incentives, Umeagbalasi believes the kidnapping of clergy and lay Christians is part of a genocidal campaign by Jihadists intent on wiping out Christianity from Nigeria. The latest Intersociety report revealed that an average of 32 Christians are killed in Nigeria every day. The report published in August indicates that as many as 7,000 Christians were massacred across Nigeria in the first 220 days of 2025.
It said at least 185,000 people, including 125,000 Christians and 60,000 moderate Muslims had been killed in Nigeria since 2009 when terrorist group Boko Haram began its murderous campaign intended to set up a caliphate across the Sahel.
Umeagbalasi said what’s happening in Nigeria is similar to what happened in some regions that were once defined by Christianity and later were emptied of it.
“If the trend continues, Christianity could be wiped out from Nigeria by 2075,” Umeagbalasi said.
VATICAN NEWS: US Bishops reiterate concrete solidarity with the Church in Africa
“We reiterate our solidarity with the bishops and faithful of Africa, as they offer the world a profound witness of respect for human life and dignity amidst ongoing conflicts.” Bishop A. Elias Zaidan, chairman of the Committee on International Justice and Peace at the US Conference of Catholic Bishops (USCCB), expressed that sentiment on behalf of the US Bishops.
In a statement released on Wednesday, Bishop Zaidan noted the millions of people on the African continent who have been displaced from their homes and communities.
He said they have fled due to conflict, religious and ethnic persecution, economic hardship, and environmental crises.
“Cycles of deadly violence and resulting humanitarian crises continue to claim thousands of innocent lives in Sudan, South Sudan, Somalia, Ethiopia, the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Nigeria, and throughout the Sahel region,” said the Bishop.
People of all faiths, he lamented, are increasingly targeted by mass killings and abductions, as well as forced displacement.
“We remember, in particular, the hundreds of Christian civilians massacred in recent weeks and months in Nigeria’s Middle Belt and northern regions as well as in eastern Congo,” he said.
CNA REVIEW: Nigeria, Iran, China top priority countries for new religious freedom commission chair
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October 1, 2025(1Pe 4:13-14) But if you partake of the sufferings of Christ, rejoice that, when his glory shall be revealed, you may also be glad with exceeding joy. If you be reproached for the name of Christ, you shall be blessed: for that which is of the honour, glory and power of God, and that which is his Spirit resteth upon you.
CATHOLIC REGISTER: Christian genocide feared in Nigeria
Emeka Umeagbalasi, director of the Catholic-inspired NGO Intersociety, raised concerns that cases of kidnappings and killings of Catholic clergy are not properly investigated by Nigerian authorities.
The recent kidnapping and killing aren’t isolated incidents. They are part of a broader system of Christian persecution in Nigeria, according to Umeagbalasi. Statistics from Nigeria’s bishops’ conference indicate that 145 priests have been kidnapped in Nigeria over the past 10 years. Some have been killed.
Umeagbalasi said the number may be much higher and that he is aware of 250 Catholic priests who had been kidnapped in Nigeria since 2015. At least 350 clerics from other denominations have also been taken within the same time frame, he added.
Kidnappings in Nigeria have become what the Bishop Mathew Hassan Kukah of Sokoto called “a criminal industrial complex” that generates millions of dollars in revenue. A study by the Africa-focused SBM Intelligence firm lifts the veil on the grim business, stating in their August 2024 report that between July 2023 and June 2024, hostage-takers had demanded $32 million (U.S.) ransom for the release of 7,568 people abducted.
Besides the economic incentives, Umeagbalasi believes the kidnapping of clergy and lay Christians is part of a genocidal campaign by Jihadists intent on wiping out Christianity from Nigeria. The latest Intersociety report revealed that an average of 32 Christians are killed in Nigeria every day. The report published in August indicates that as many as 7,000 Christians were massacred across Nigeria in the first 220 days of 2025.
It said at least 185,000 people, including 125,000 Christians and 60,000 moderate Muslims had been killed in Nigeria since 2009 when terrorist group Boko Haram began its murderous campaign intended to set up a caliphate across the Sahel.
Umeagbalasi said what’s happening in Nigeria is similar to what happened in some regions that were once defined by Christianity and later were emptied of it.
“If the trend continues, Christianity could be wiped out from Nigeria by 2075,” Umeagbalasi said.
VATICAN NEWS: US Bishops reiterate concrete solidarity with the Church in Africa
“We reiterate our solidarity with the bishops and faithful of Africa, as they offer the world a profound witness of respect for human life and dignity amidst ongoing conflicts.” Bishop A. Elias Zaidan, chairman of the Committee on International Justice and Peace at the US Conference of Catholic Bishops (USCCB), expressed that sentiment on behalf of the US Bishops.
In a statement released on Wednesday, Bishop Zaidan noted the millions of people on the African continent who have been displaced from their homes and communities.
He said they have fled due to conflict, religious and ethnic persecution, economic hardship, and environmental crises.
“Cycles of deadly violence and resulting humanitarian crises continue to claim thousands of innocent lives in Sudan, South Sudan, Somalia, Ethiopia, the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Nigeria, and throughout the Sahel region,” said the Bishop.
People of all faiths, he lamented, are increasingly targeted by mass killings and abductions, as well as forced displacement.
“We remember, in particular, the hundreds of Christian civilians massacred in recent weeks and months in Nigeria’s Middle Belt and northern regions as well as in eastern Congo,” he said.
CNA REVIEW: Nigeria, Iran, China top priority countries for new religious freedom commission chair
RELATED HEADLINES
Catholic priest killed in a road ambush in southeastern Nigeria
Bishop of N'Dali celebrates Mass in the village of Kalalé which was attacked by Nigerian jihadists on September 10
Nigerian bishops call for peaceful change to avoid violent upheaval
Ladder of Divine Ascent excerpt: Step 3- "On Exile or Pilgrimage"
5. In going into exile, beware of the demon of drifting and of sensual desire; because exile gives him his opportunity.
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