Tuesday, June 2, 2026

UN urged to Investigate Genocide againstln Christians ln Nigeria

 A memorandum has beensubmitted at the United nations Special Rapporteur on Freedom of Religion oramounts t Belief,alleging that escalating violence 

against Christians in Nigeria amounts to genocide, the Christian Today website reports today (June2, 2026).


The submission urges the UN o investigate systeWatchmatic religiously motivated violence carried out by jihadist groups across part of Nigeria.


It was prepared by Genocide  Watch and Alliance Against Genocide, and addressed UN Special Rapporteur Nazila Ghanea.Prov(ISince 


The organizations claim militant groups, including Boko Haram,IslamicState West Africa Province (ISWAP), Fulani jihadist militias, and Lakurawa have collecively killed more than 60,000 people and uprooted over 2.2 million people from their homes since 2001, targeting churches, Christian villages, schools, and civilians in the country's Middle Belt and northern regions.

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