Bill Maher - "They are systematically killing Christians in Nigeria.”

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According to a detailed report by the International Society for Civil Liberties and Rule of Law (Intersociety) published in August 2025, approximately 125,009 Christians and Christianity-affiliated traditionalists have been killed in Nigeria since July 2009 through July 2025, primarily by jihadist groups such as Boko Haram, ISWAP, Ansaru, Fulani Herdsmen, and other bandits.

This figure includes breakdowns such as 43,000 killed by July 2021, an additional 52,250 from July 2009 to April 2023, and 22,809 from January 2023 to August 2025.

For context, in the first 220 days of 2025 alone (January 1 to August 10), 7,087 Christians were massacred, averaging about 32 killings per day, with the majority (87%) attributed to Fulani jihadists.

These numbers are echoed in various outlets citing Intersociety, though some earlier estimates from other groups like Genocide Watch put the total closer to 62,000 Christians killed since 2000 (as of early 2024), which may reflect underreporting or different methodologies.

Open Doors, another monitoring organization, reports that Nigeria accounts for more Christians killed for their faith than the rest of the world combined in recent annual periods, but does not provide a cumulative total since 2009; their 2025 World Watch List notes around 3,100 Christians killed in Nigeria during their latest reporting year (likely October 2023 to September 2024).

Regarding churches, the same Intersociety report estimates 19,100 churches have been attacked, sacked, burned, razed, or converted to Islamic centers in Nigeria since July 2009, averaging about 1,200 per year or 100 per month.

This includes 13,000 from July 2009 to the end of 2015 and an additional 6,100 from January 2016 to August 2025, with significant impacts in northern and central states like Benue, Plateau, Kaduna, Niger, and Borno.

Other reports, such as those from USCIRF, highlight ongoing surges in violence against Christian sites but do not offer cumulative figures since 2009, focusing instead on recent trends like church closures and attacks in conflict zones.