Global InformationReligious violence in Nigeria information
| Religious Conflicts in Nigeria | ||||||||
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| Part of Communal conflicts in Nigeria | ||||||||
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| Belligerents | ||||||||
| Christians | Muslims |
 Nigeria | ||||||
| Adara, Atyap, Berom, Jukun, Tiv and Tarok farmers |
Fulani and Hausa herders
 Taliban[19] ISIL (from 2015)[3] |
 Nigerian Armed ForcesNigeria Police Force | ||||||
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Multinational Joint Task Force (from 1994)
Local militias and vigilantes[24]
Foreign mercenaries[29]
Supported by:
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| Casualties and losses | ||||||||
| 62,000 Christian civilians killed since the turn of the 21st century[48][49] | ||||||||
Religious violence in Nigeria refers to Christian-Muslim strife in modern Nigeria, which can be traced back to 1953. Today, religious violence in Nigeria is dominated by the Boko Haram insurgency, which aims to establish an Islamic state in Nigeria.[50] Since the turn of the 21st century, 62,000 Nigerian Christians have been killed by the terrorist group Boko Haram, Fulani herdsmen and other groups.[48][49] The killings have been referred to as a silent genocide.[51][52]
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