reports of 394 kidnappings and the murder of 139 priests and devotees in the past 18 months. Between January 1, 2021, and July 4, 2022, many attacks around the nation claimed the lives of at least 139 religious leaders and worshipers. Additionally, 394 members of the clergy were abducted during the time period under consideration. The statistics were compiled from media accounts of deliberate attacks on mosques and churches. A breakdown of the incidents revealed that although 229 Christians were kidnapped, 86 Christians were killed, while 53 Islamic clergy and worshipers were killed and 165 were kidnapped. The assassination of a Catholic priest and three parishioners in Benue on March 30, 2021, is one of the more notable attacks. In an attack on a church on April 13, gunmen reportedly killed one person and kidnapped four others, while on that same day, a pastor was assassinated in an Abuja church. On March 26, gunmen also abducted eight people from the Redeemed Christian Church of...