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During the night of December 24, 2023, the nomadic Fulani herdsman attacked Christian farmers celebrating on Christmas Eve in the Plateau State of Nigeria. The Fulani Jihadists attacked 20 Christian villages, killed at least 160 people, injured over 300 others, and burned 221 homes. The Jihadist used machetes and guns during the attack. ^[1] After the attack, Nigerian President Bola Tinbu said the mass killing was "unprovoked," and that the Nigerian police were directed to find those responsible ^[2]

Background

Since the 2009 emergence of Boko-Haram, a radical Islamic insurgent group within Nigeria, the group has targeted Christians and others that do not conform to their ideology. Boko-Haram has killed over 50,000 Christians and almost 35,000 non-Jihadist Muslims. This has led to the displacement of over five million Christians within Nigera. The 2023 Watch List from Open Doors states that Nigeria accounts for 89 percent of Christians martyred in the entire world. ^[3]

Lack of Media Coverage

Many, especially conservatives in America, have criticized the lack of media coverage of the Christmas Eve attack and the more general persecution of Christians in Nigeria. The death toll of the massacre of Christians, who make up 46 percent of Nigeria's population, since 2009 exceeds that of ISIS, yet the media coverage is minimal considering the magnitude of the attacks. ^[4]

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