from Religion Media Centre
Parliament’s all-party group for international freedom of religion or belief is reported to have written to the government urging them to put pressure on Nigeria’s president over the persecution of Christians. President Bola Ahmed Tinubu and his wife, Oluremi, are due to make a state visit to Britain this week.
The Telegraph reports that the APPG’s chairman, DUP MP Jim Shannon, said Nigeria needed to “take concrete steps to prevent the harassment, persecution and killing of Christians, while ensuring that perpetrators are investigated and prosecuted”.
Groups monitoring religious freedom say Islamist militant groups, such as Boko Haram and Fulani militia are behind the violence and they suggest more than 7,000 Christians were killed in Nigeria for their faith in the first seven months of 2025. Around 45 per cent of the population is Christian and 53 per cent is Muslim.