Bishop's village attacked, 20 slain after recent testimony to Congress on Christian persecution

NGO says Nigeria ranks among the most dangerous countries for Christians with 69% of worldwide killings occurring there as Bishop Anagbe faces retaliation for Congressional testimony

Paul Tilsley is a veteran correspondent who has reported on African affairs for more than three decades from Johannesburg, South Africa. He can be followed on X @paultilsley

Nigeria is one of the most dangerous places in the world to be a Christian, according to NGO Open Doors International’s 2025 World Watch List (WWL). Of the 4,476 Christians killed worldwide in WWL’s latest reporting period, 3,100 of those who died – 69% – were in Nigeria.